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Aug 17, 2026
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Alberta data centre plan rejected by commission
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Alberta data centre plan rejected by commission
LAUREN KRUGEL
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO
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The area of Olds, Alta., where Synapse Real Estate Corp. was planning a data centre complex, on June 4.
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The Alberta Utilities Commission has denied an application to build a natural gas plant in Olds, Alta., that would have powered a massive data centre complex.
Synapse Real Estate Corp. had…
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