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Synapse Alberta One / Olds data centre
Synapse Real Estate Corp. · Olds, Alberta
Record ab-synapse-olds · 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06
Historical published edition. Do not treat these as newer or additional facts. Evidence reviewed through 2026-10-06. Edition publication date: 2026-10-06.
Research record, not a building count. Campus and phase overlap may exist; do not add capacity values.
Current record profile · This edition’s record JSON · Edition overview
Identity provenance
- city: Alberta Utilities Commission, Town of Olds / Synapse project package
- disposition: Alberta Utilities Commission, Town of Olds / Synapse project package
- name: Alberta Utilities Commission, Town of Olds / Synapse project package
- operator: Alberta Utilities Commission, Town of Olds / Synapse project package
- province: Alberta Utilities Commission, Town of Olds / Synapse project package
- record_kind: Alberta Utilities Commission, Town of Olds / Synapse project package
Location
ReportedOlds, Alberta. City or regional reference only; no facility coordinates are published.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Published location reference
- Synapse Data Center Power Plant Project - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
- Synapse Data Center · Town of Olds / Synapse project package
Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-1
Citation text (select to copy)
Clarion Solutions. Synapse Alberta One / Olds data centre. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record ab-synapse-olds; claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-1. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/ab-synapse-olds/#claim-pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-1
Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.
Lifecycle
Power application rejectedOn 17 August 2026 the AUC rejected Synapse’s power-plant application. The ruling concerns generation and does not itself decide whether a data centre could occupy the site.
- Evidence date
- 2026-08-17
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Associated power plant application
- Synapse Data Center Power Plant Project - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
- Synapse Data Center · Town of Olds / Synapse project package
Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-2
Citation text (select to copy)
Clarion Solutions. Synapse Alberta One / Olds data centre. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record ab-synapse-olds; claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-2. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2026-08-17; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/ab-synapse-olds/#claim-pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-2
Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.
Capacity
RejectedThe former concept paired a 1 GW data-centre proposal with 1,400 MW of gas generation and 1,800 MW of emergency diesel nameplate. These distinct, non-additive values do not represent approved or operating IT capacity.
- Evidence date
- 2026-08-17
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Capacity at stated basis and scope
- Quantity type
- Unspecified
- Basis
- proposed
- Synapse Data Center Power Plant Project - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
- Synapse Data Center · Town of Olds / Synapse project package
Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-3
Citation text (select to copy)
Clarion Solutions. Synapse Alberta One / Olds data centre. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record ab-synapse-olds; claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-3. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2026-08-17; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/ab-synapse-olds/#claim-pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-3
Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.
Power
RejectedThe rejected application proposed self-generation and diesel backup without connection to the Alberta interconnected system.
- Evidence date
- 2026-08-17
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Power supply or backup configuration
- Synapse Data Center Power Plant Project - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
- Synapse Data Center · Town of Olds / Synapse project package
Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-4
Citation text (select to copy)
Clarion Solutions. Synapse Alberta One / Olds data centre. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record ab-synapse-olds; claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-4. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2026-08-17; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/ab-synapse-olds/#claim-pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-4
Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.
Cooling
ProposedThe applicant proposed closed-loop cooling for the data centre and gas plant. This is a rejected-project design statement, not installed capability.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Cooling system at stated scope
- Synapse Data Center Power Plant Project - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
- Synapse Data Center · Town of Olds / Synapse project package
Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-5
Citation text (select to copy)
Clarion Solutions. Synapse Alberta One / Olds data centre. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record ab-synapse-olds; claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-5. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/ab-synapse-olds/#claim-pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-5
Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.
Ownership
ReportedThe reviewed source identifies Synapse Real Estate Corp. in the operator or development role. This does not establish title to the underlying land.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Ownership operator or developer relationship
- Synapse Data Center Power Plant Project - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
- Synapse Data Center · Town of Olds / Synapse project package
Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-6
Citation text (select to copy)
Clarion Solutions. Synapse Alberta One / Olds data centre. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record ab-synapse-olds; claim pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-6. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/ab-synapse-olds/#claim-pub-ab-synapse-olds-review-6
Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.