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Project · Evidence reviewed 2026-10-06

Spruce Lake AI Data Centre project

Beacon New Brunswick / VoltaGrid · Saint John, New Brunswick

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

City reference only; not the facility. Derived city center, rounded to four decimals. The marker is not a building, entrance, campus or parcel location. GeoNames 6138517 · CC BY 4.0

Lifecycle

Proposed

The federal registry describes the Spruce Lake proposal near Saint John; the project was under designation-request consideration in September 2026.

Evidence date
2026-09-15
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Facility or project lifecycle

Location

Reported

Beacon and VoltaGrid’s April 2026 EIA places the proposed data centre in Saint John’s Spruce Lake Industrial Park expansion.

Evidence date
2026-04-10
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Published location reference

Capacity

Planned

The April EIA describes a 390 MW data-centre project.

Evidence date
2026-04-10
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Reported capacity
Quantity type
Facility power
Basis
EIA overall proposed rating; not verified usable IT capacity
Reported quantity
390 MW

Capacity

Planned

The April EIA proposes 200 MW from the NB Power grid, dependent on new infrastructure.

Evidence date
2026-04-10
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Reported capacity
Quantity type
Utility supply
Basis
proposed grid supply; no completed connection or executed supply demonstrated
Reported quantity
200 MW

Capacity

Planned

The EIA proposes 190 MW of behind-the-meter natural-gas generation.

Evidence date
2026-04-10
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Reported capacity
Quantity type
Generation
Basis
proposed generating plant, not additional computing capacity
Reported quantity
190 MW

Capacity

Planned

The developer’s undated site markets 400 MW total demand and up to 210 MW grid supply, differing from the April EIA’s 390/200 MW figures.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Reported capacity
Quantity type
Facility power
Basis
undated marketing scenario; inconsistent design figures are not summed

Cooling

Planned

The April EIA proposes closed-loop liquid cooling with industrial-water initial fill and limited makeup; it does not establish water-free operation.

Evidence date
2026-04-10
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Cooling configuration