Campus · Evidence reviewed 2026-10-06
Beacon Heartland Data Center Hub
Beacon Data Centers / Heartland Power Generation LP · Sturgeon County, Alberta
Research record, not a building count. Campus and phase overlap may exist; do not add capacity values. Access dates do not establish fresh commissioning.
Identity and map provenance
- Name: Beacon Data Centers, Alberta Utilities Commission
- Operator: Beacon Data Centers, Alberta Utilities Commission
- Province: Beacon Data Centers, Alberta Utilities Commission
- City: Beacon Data Centers, Alberta Utilities Commission
- Record kind: Beacon Data Centers, Alberta Utilities Commission
- Disposition: Beacon Data Centers, Alberta Utilities Commission
No unique reviewed city reference. Intentionally unpinned.
Location
ReportedSturgeon County, 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
- Heartland Campus - Beacon Data Centers · Beacon Data Centers
- Beacon AI Centers – Heartland Project Thermal Power Plant Application - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
Lifecycle
ProposedThe Heartland power project is presented in an AUC application. Beacon reports a municipal master development permit; provincial plant approval and physical completion are separate questions.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Facility or project lifecycle
- Heartland Campus - Beacon Data Centers · Beacon Data Centers
- Beacon AI Centers – Heartland Project Thermal Power Plant Application - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
Capacity
ProposedThe proposed generating plant totals 920 MW, with about 800 MW expected to serve the adjacent data halls under normal conditions. These are generation/supply quantities, not net server IT load.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Capacity at stated basis and scope
- Quantity type
- Generation
- Basis
- proposed
- Heartland Campus - Beacon Data Centers · Beacon Data Centers
- Beacon AI Centers – Heartland Project Thermal Power Plant Application - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
Power
PlannedBeacon proposes natural-gas generation using 200 Jenbacher J624 engines in 40 modules. A possible grid link remains a development workstream.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Power supply or backup configuration
- Heartland Campus - Beacon Data Centers · Beacon Data Centers
- Beacon AI Centers – Heartland Project Thermal Power Plant Application - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
Cooling
PlannedThe proponent is considering recirculating cooling and grey-water reuse. No commissioned cooling configuration is established.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Cooling system at stated scope
- Heartland Campus - Beacon Data Centers · Beacon Data Centers
- Beacon AI Centers – Heartland Project Thermal Power Plant Application - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission
Ownership
ReportedThe reviewed source identifies Beacon Data Centers / Heartland Power Generation LP 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
- Heartland Campus - Beacon Data Centers · Beacon Data Centers
- Beacon AI Centers – Heartland Project Thermal Power Plant Application - AUC · Alberta Utilities Commission