Nova Scotia committee to discuss $10B AI data centre planned for Cape Breton
A committee of Nova Scotia’s legislature is scheduled to discuss the controversial $10-billion AI data centre that’s been proposed in Cape Breton.
A Nova Scotia committee is set to debate the $10 billion AI data centre planned for Cape Breton. EverWind Fuels revealed on October 16 that AI firm Anthropic had committed to a 20-year lease for an 18,600-square metre facility in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia. This center would consume 95 megawatts of electricity during its initial phase.
Nova Scotia's standing committee on natural resources and economic development will convene today to hear from EverWind Fuels representatives. The County of Richmond's warden and chief administrative officer, along with Deputy Ministers and Directors from the Department of Energy and the Department of Environment and Climate Change, have also been invited as witnesses.
Opposition parties have criticized Premier Tim Houston's government for insufficient regulations and potential environmental, water supply, and electricity rate implications. Houston asserts that robust "checks and balances" will be implemented and claims household power rates will not rise due to the project.
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