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Synapse Olds Data Centre

Synapse Data Center Inc. / Olds, AB

Not approved

A 1 GW, $10B campus meant to run on its own gas plant of about 1,400 MW, not connected to the grid. The AUC denied the power plant on 17 August 2026, finding it too close to the community. Synapse says the Olds project will not proceed as proposed.

Power path

Behind the fence

Setup

Own gas plant, not connected to the grid

Utility

Not stated

Connection request

AUC Proceeding 30732 (power plant, denied)

Target online

Not stated

Announced

2026-01-27

Getting power in Alberta

Bring your own generation. The Alberta record covers how projects get power there and what is changing.

Sources

• Synapse Data Center Power Plant Project 2026-08-17
• 'Not suitable': Utilities commission rejects power plant for Olds, Alta., data centre 2026-08-17
• Synapse Data Center Inc. announces major data centre development in Olds, Alberta 2026-01-27

Other tracked projects in Alberta

• Genesee Data Centre Capital Power · 1.5 GW · Filed for connection
• Wonder Valley AI Data Centre Park, Phase 1 O'Leary Ventures · 1.4 GW · Announced
• Wild Rose Data Centre BHE Canada · 1.3 GW · Filed for connection
• Beacon AI Hub, Indus Beacon AI Centers · 1.2 GW · Announced
• Meta Data Centre, Sturgeon County Meta · 1.0 GW · Construction
• Malachite One Data Centre Emerald Energy Technologies (Tourmaline Oil) · 1.0 GW · Announced
• Beacon AI Hub, Heartland Beacon AI Centers · 800 MW · Filed for connection
• Mihta Askiy Data Centre Mihta Askiy Datacenter LP (Woodland Cree First Nation) · 650 MW · Announced

Updated 2026-10-14.