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  "id": 14987982,
  "title": "EverWind announces $10B investment in N.S. data centre campus, wind projects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/everwind-announces-10b-investment-in-n-s-data-centre-campus-wind-14987982",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:57:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news-globalnews",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12105095/everwind-nova-scotia-data-centre/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "EverWind, an energy and infrastructure company, has announced plans to invest $10 billion in a data centre campus and wind projects in Nova Scotia. The investment includes $8 billion to develop, construct, own, and finance the data centre, and $2 billion to advance the company's onshore wind projects. EverWind CEO Trent Vichie stated that the company reached a long-term lease agreement with a large AI company, which will be revealed later. The campus will begin with a 95-megawatt phase in late 2027, followed by a 325-megawatt expansion in 2028, subject to regulatory conditions. At full development, EverWind expects the campus to reach 420 megawatts of capacity. The company plans to fund the electricity infrastructure costs attributed to the project, so costs are not passed to ratepayers. The data centre will have battery storage to support the facility. Premier Tim Houston emphasized the importance of the investment for Nova Scotia's energy and knowledge economies, stating that Canada needs more compute power for various sectors, including healthcare, banking, and government. Vichie emphasized the company's commitment to using a closed-loop cooling system and funding water infrastructure costs, with expected water usage being comparable to that of a large shopping mall. Local governments in the area welcomed the project, provided it is developed responsibly and delivers meaningful benefits.",
  "summary": "EverWind has announced plans for $10 billion in private investment in a data centre campus at its existing Point Tupper site near Port Hawkesbury, N.S.",
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        "title": "EverWind announces $10B investment in N.S. data centre campus, wind projects",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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