Keephills Data Centre
TransAlta, CPP Investments and Brookfield / Keephills, Parkland County, AB
Filed for connection
230 MW
announced
0 MW
energized
None of it is drawing power yet.
The other project given grid capacity in AESO's Phase 1, 230 MW in two 115 MW stages. Since September 2026 AESO has had no in-service date for either stage, nor for the later 165 MW and 466 MW phases at the site. TransAlta, CPP Investments and Brookfield are still working under a non-binding MOU.
- 2025-01-28 Filed with the operator 861 MW filed
- 2026-02-27 Announced
- No date In service the operator has set no date
- Power path
- Hybrid
- Setup
- Grid, beside TransAlta’s Keephills power plant
- Utility
- AESO
- Connection request
- AESO P3095 Keephills Data Centre Phase 2 (466 MW), P3083 Keephills Data Centre Phase 1.1 (230 MW), P3152 Keephills Data Centre Phase 1.2 (165 MW)
- Target online
- Not stated
- Announced
- 2026-02-27
Filed with the system operator
From AESO's connection list.
| Reference | Stage | Filed | In service | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P3095 | EN1 | 466 MW | No date | No date yet |
| P3083 |
| 230 MW | No date | No date yet |
| P3152 | EN1 | 165 MW | No date | No date yet |
3 entries, 861 MW in total.
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Sources
- TransAlta Enters Memorandum of Understanding for Data Centre Development at Keephills Site with Potential to Scale Up to 1 GW
- Large Load Projects
- AESO Connection Project List, October 2026
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
- Synapse Olds Data Centre Synapse Data Center Inc. · 1.0 GW · Not approved
- 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
Updated 2026-10-14.