Anthropic, maker of the Claude AI chatbot, has signed a lease for a planned data centre in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, that will be built by EverWind.
EverWind said more than $10 million is expected to be invested in the data centre project, including $8 billion for the development and construction of the facilities and $2 billion to finance the expansion of EverWind’s onshore wind power generation in the province, according to an Oct. 16 news release.
The $2 billion would support four of the company’s wind projects in Bear Lake, Windy Ridge, Kmtnuk, and Upper Afton, beginning with an initial 95 megawatt (MW) phase in late 2027, followed by a 325 MW expansion potentially in 2028….