Data centre projects and their power path
Canada. New build and large load. Updated monthly.
The map needs 3D graphics, which this browser does not support. Every project is listed in the province records.
Brightness: how close a project is to drawing power
- Announced
- Filed for connection
- Construction
- Operating
- Not approved
- Non-operational
Dot size: announced capacity, where stated.
Position: where the company disclosed it.
DATA CENTRE · ENERGY · INDUSTRIAL · CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL
Hard to find. Needed fast.
Gas turbines, gensets, transformers and critical parts. New or already built. Direct to whoever holds the unit, against your date.
Speed is how we operate. We act for the buyer and hold the critical path on equipment.
When the unit is hard to find, or the lead time lands after the date, send the requirement.
What we source
Gas turbines first, and the equipment around them.
We look at new units from the manufacturer and at used or surplus units from plants worldwide. A new unit can mean waiting years for a factory slot. A used or surplus unit already exists.
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20 TO 300 MW+
Gas turbines
Aeroderivative and frame units, new or already built, sourced directly from the plant that holds title. Institutional clients come to us for an honest read on a scarce market.
Frequency, fuel and site conditions are confirmed before a supply path is assessed.
Models we work, valuations and how we match -
15 KVA TO 300 MVA+
Transformers, switchgear, and balance of plant
Short lead time transformers, switchgear and E-houses, through the partner we use on most power generation projects. Ask for a quote.
Lead times confirmed on each quote.
Lead times and specifications -
AERODERIVATIVE TO FRAME
Turbine parts and components
Outage-critical parts sourced against OEM part number and technical identity, not a loose description.
Part number, or it is not the same part.
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BEYOND GENERATION
Heavy industrial assets
Industrial sourcing across wider plant and infrastructure scope, on the same basis.
Same basis, wider scope.
How we work
A requirement is worked to a specification, not an enquiry.
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Define it. Model or part number, capacity, frequency, voltage, configuration, accepted condition, quantity, site, and the date required on site.
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Look at new and used. New from the manufacturer, and used or surplus from plants worldwide, both at once when the date is tight.
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Validate. What the unit actually is, who controls it, what the records show, and whether the delivery path holds the date.
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Open the executable route. Not a long list. The strongest route against the required date, evidence available, and transaction process.
Need more than the unit? A senior power systems engineer can scope configuration, grid connection, fuel and siting alongside it.
Requirements come from data centre developers, power developers, EPCs, utilities and IPPs, mining, oil and gas, and heavy industry.
The date is the constraint.
When a project on Alberta's connection list slips, it slips 554 days at the median. Your build cannot. So the date comes first, and every option we bring is measured against it.
The evidence
Power that arrives on a schedule is bought, not queued for.
Grid power in Alberta means joining AESO's connection list and waiting for a date. We read every monthly edition, entry by entry.
26.8 GW of data centre load is filed with AESO, across 53 entries on its own published list. 77% of that capacity carries no connection date.
- 554 days, the median delay for the 14 requests on AESO's list that pushed back their date
- 11 of 67 requests ever listed have since left the list
AESO's October 2026 list.
From AESO's published connection list. Most other operators publish nothing comparable, so elsewhere the map is built from filings, permits and company announcements. Map points are public projects, not McCord clients or equipment held.
Gas turbines and critical power equipment, direct between the plant and the buyer.
Send a requirement.
Or email powergen@mccordinvestments.com
Send what you have. We will establish whether a credible route exists.
- Model, part number, or equipment class, and capacity
- Required configuration and condition, with frequency and voltage where they apply
- Delivery location
- Date required onsite
Holding turbines or a plant? We place them directly with data centre developers and large energy companies. Tell us what you are holding