Revisit July’ s biggest data centre stories, including Meta’ s first facility in Canada, Google’ s US solar energy investment and more

WRITTEN BY: BEN CRASKE

META REVEALS C $ 13BN PLANS FOR ITS FIRST CANADIAN DATA CENTRE

Meta broke ground on its first data centre in Canada, expanding its global infrastructure network to 33 facilities. Located in Sturgeon County, Alberta, the new 1GW hyperscale campus is optimised to handle AI innovations and support core corporate products. The development represents an investment of more than C $ 13bn.

14 August 2026