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The Alberta Utilities Commission’s decision includes a two-page list of problems with Synapse’s proposal for a 1,000-megawatt data centre and a natural-gas plant to power it. Those include inadequate consultations with nearby residents, an environmental report that seems to be an unfinished draft and clues that Synapse didn’t include all its planned generating equipment. The company is allowed to try again and intends to. (The Logic)
Talking point: Synapse’s proposal is one of the most ambitious responses to Alberta’s call for data centre projects and has met with some local opposition. Synapse has had extensive dealings with the Town of Olds, including in public meetings, but the proposal didn’t make the first shortlist of projects approved last fall by another regulator, the Alberta Electricity System Operator. Synapse continues to say the Olds facility can be ready by mid-2026.
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