Oakville has imposed a one-year pause on new data centre development while the Ontario town studies how large computing facilities could affect local infrastructure, land use and surrounding communities. Council approved an Interim Control By-law at a special meeting on August 11. The temporary restriction applies to data centres, enterprise computing facilities and similar … [Read more...] about Oakville Freezes Data Centre Development for One Year
Montreal’s 5C Secures US$605M to Expand Gigascale AI Campuses
Montreal-based 5C Group has closed US$605 million in new debt financing led by Brookfield Asset Management, giving the AI infrastructure developer fresh capital to advance a pipeline of large-scale data centre campuses across the United States. The financing follows US$835 million in equity and debt raised by 5C in 2025, along with additional capital secured before that … [Read more...] about Montreal’s 5C Secures US$605M to Expand Gigascale AI Campuses
Alberta Takes Its AI Data Centre Strategy to the Public
Alberta is taking its AI data centre strategy directly to residents through a new public information hub and a series of town halls scheduled across the province. The engagement follows a rapid increase in proposed data centre investment and growing questions about how large computing campuses will affect electricity, water, land and municipal infrastructure. The province … [Read more...] about Alberta Takes Its AI Data Centre Strategy to the Public
Electrovaya Targets AI Power Swings With 7MW Battery System
Canadian battery manufacturer Electrovaya has introduced a stationary energy storage platform designed to respond to the rapid power swings created by AI computing and other mission-critical workloads. The ElvaPulse 1500 packages up to 2.88 megawatt-hours of nominal energy capacity in a modular 20-foot container. Electrovaya says the system can be configured to provide … [Read more...] about Electrovaya Targets AI Power Swings With 7MW Battery System
Hut 8 Secures Second US$9.8-Billion Lease at Texas AI Campus
Hut 8 has fully commercialized its one-gigawatt Beacon Point AI data centre campus in Texas after securing a second 15-year lease valued at US$9.8 billion. The agreement covers 352 megawatts of IT capacity and doubles the unnamed tenant’s contracted footprint at the Nueces County campus to 704 MW. Hut 8 described the customer as the same high-investment-grade company behind … [Read more...] about Hut 8 Secures Second US$9.8-Billion Lease at Texas AI Campus