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Ottawa ‘not responsible’ for regulating AI data centre power use: minister
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A private company has committed $10 billion to the project for Artificial Intelligence firm Anthropic.
While large data centre projects will require around 100 megawatts of power per building, there “may be some smaller ones” as well, he added.
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A company pursuing a wind and hydrogen development in Nova Scotia says it has plans for a $10-billion AI data centre in Cape Breton that it describes as the largest private investment in provincial history.
AI company Anthropic has signed a 20-year lease for a 18,600-square metre data centre in Point Tupper, N.S., that would draw 95 megawatts of electricity during its first phase.
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Ottawa ‘not responsible’ for regulating AI data centre power use: minister
By Uday Rana Global News
Posted October 22, 2026 1:21 pm
Updated October 22, 2026 1:40 pm
Nova Scotia’s provincial government is embracing a sprawling data centre development. A private company has committed $10 billion to the project for Artificial Intelligence firm Anthropic. Here’s Heidi Petracek on the premier’s policy reversal and the trepidation and the intrigue surrounding data centres nationwide.…
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