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Meta to build $13-billion data centre in Alberta
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1:15Now PlayingAlberta Premier Danielle Smith was on hand Wednesday when it was announced Meta would build its first Canadian data centre in central Alberta’s Sturgeon County.
Meta says the one-gigawatt data centre represents a total investment of over $13 billion.
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