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Meta’s Data Center Ghosts Olds | Edmonton News
Meta’s $13 billion data center project, initially pitched to Olds in 2025-2026 to boost the local economy, fizzled out after fierce community backlash and regulatory scrutiny. Residents protested the facility’s proximity to homes, while the Alberta Utilities Commission demanded detailed technical answers Meta failed to provide. By March 2026, Meta quietly withdrew its application, leaving the project dead in the water. Now, the search for a new home is focused on Sturgeon County’s rural landscape, where industrial infrastructure already exists — and where the town of Olds, though still open…
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