Last week it was announced that eStruxture, Canada’s leading AI and hyperscale-ready data centre provider, will be committing $750 million to build Alberta’s largest data centre in Rocky View County.
The facility, called CAL-3, is envisioned as a 90-megawatt facility that will be located just north of Calgary in Balzac, and is slated to open in the fall of 2026.
“CAL-3 is a significant, strategic investment, not only for eStruxture but for Alberta’s rapidly evolving digital and AI landscape,” said Todd Coleman, the CEO, President, and founder of eStruxture.
“This expansion reinforces our commitment to driving the province’s digital economy forward, offering scaleable and sustainable infrastructure that meets the growing demands of AI and cloud service providers. Calgary is pivotal to Canada’s tech future, and we’re proud to support its growth with this cutting-edge facility,” Coleman said in a statement.
Officials with the County believe the massive data centre investment is a "significant win" for Rocky View and the Province.
"The facility will create important construction and trades employment during the initial phase," said RVC Manager of Economic Development Aaron Latimer. "When the facility is completed, it will create full-time technology-related positions, continuing the momentum and growth in the technology sector in the region."
Latimer mentioned that the project is in its very early stages and currently proceeding through the County’s development approval processes.
The RVC-based data centre will be built to “meet the rapidly growing demand from AI and cloud providers.” According to eStruxture, the facility will be "equipped with cutting-edge, energy-efficient power and cooling systems, it supports cabinet densities of up to 125kW and more, making it ideal for high-performance AI applications, GPUaaS, and hyperscale cloud infrastructure."
The 90-megawatt facility will be the largest of eStruxture’s 16 Canadian data centres, and the largest of the three the company already operates in the province.
Invest Alberta CEO Rick Christiaanse wrote in a statement that the $750 million investment by eStruxture a signal to the world’s largest hyperscalers that Alberta is “open for business and ready to welcome the continued development of [the] sector.”
Christiaanse said the nearly billion-dollar investment holds “great potential” for long-term benefits to Alberta's increasingly diverse economy.
“Invest Alberta supported the finalization of this investment through months of discussions and support from our team and Rocky View County,” Christiaanse said in a press release.
“This agreement will create both temporary construction jobs and permanent employment in the area. eStruxture has also made it known that this is just the beginning; they expect to invest significantly in Alberta over the next five to 10 years,” Christiaanse added.