Pembina Pipeline Corp. has given the green light to its planned $4.6-billion Greenlight Electricity Centre in Alberta, a massive power generation facility designed to support the development of a major data centre.
The project, located in Sturgeon County, will provide 932 megawatts of electricity to an as-yet-unnamed customer, marking a significant expansion in the company’s energy infrastructure portfolio.
The approval signals a deepening integration between Canada’s traditional energy sector and the booming artificial intelligence industry.
As data centres require vast amounts of reliable power, energy firms like Pembina are increasingly positioning themselves as critical enablers of digital infrastructure.
The unnamed client’s commitment to such a large-scale power purchase highlights the intense competition for energy capacity in regions with robust grid connections and regulatory clarity.
This development follows recent progress in Alberta’s energy policy landscape.