EverWind says $10B AI data centre proposal largest private investment in N.S. history
Nova Scotia's wind and hydrogen development company EverWind Fuels has unveiled plans for a significant AI data centre project in Cape Breton, marking what they claim is the largest private investment in the province's history. The unnamed "leading frontier AI developer" has entered into a 20-year lease, with the project to cost $10 billion - $8 billion for the data centre campus and $2 billion for onshore wind energy advancements.
This development is expected to generate 2,000 construction jobs and 215 permanent positions. EverWind's CEO, Trent Vichie, emphasizes the project's potential to create local employment opportunities and bolster the rural economy in Nova Scotia.
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