With little progress to report on the $70-billion Wonder Valley artificial intelligence data centre project promised for northern Alberta, Kevin O’Leary has announced he’s developing a twin AI data centre project in Utah, also named Wonder Valley.💣 💣
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With little progress to report on the $70-billion Wonder Valley artificial intelligence data centre project promised for northern Alberta, Kevin O’Leary has announced he’s developing a twin AI data centre project in Utah, also named Wonder Valley.
The projects require 15 GW of power (7.5 gigawatts each), to be deployed in phases. Both are close to methane gas infrastructure, and both involve land purchases of up to 13,000 acres.
No one is willing to answer my questions or provide details on either project.
For projects of this scale and impact on local communities and the environment, you’d think some transparency and accountability would be part of the plan.
#ableg #cdnpoli #AIDataCentres #AIDataCenters #utahpolitics #Emissions #water #Climate
Second Wonder Valley Emerges in Utah as Alberta Project Stalls
With little progress to report on the $70-billion Wonder Valley artificial intelligence data centre project promised for northern Alberta, celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary has announced he’s developing another AI data centre project in Utah, also named Wonder Valley.
The Energy Mix (www.theenergymix.com)
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With little progress to report on the $70-billion Wonder Valley artificial intelligence data centre project promised for northern Alberta, Kevin O’Leary has announced he’s developing a twin AI data centre project in Utah, also named Wonder Valley.
The projects require 15 GW of power (7.5 gigawatts each), to be deployed in phases. Both are close to methane gas infrastructure, and both involve land purchases of up to 13,000 acres.
No one is willing to answer my questions or provide details on either project.
For projects of this scale and impact on local communities and the environment, you’d think some transparency and accountability would be part of the plan.
#ableg #cdnpoli #AIDataCentres #AIDataCenters #utahpolitics #Emissions #water #Climate
Second Wonder Valley Emerges in Utah as Alberta Project Stalls
With little progress to report on the $70-billion Wonder Valley artificial intelligence data centre project promised for northern Alberta, celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary has announced he’s developing another AI data centre project in Utah, also named Wonder Valley.
The Energy Mix (www.theenergymix.com)
@JEmphatically More fantastic reporting by Jody, here. Keep it up!
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With little progress to report on the $70-billion Wonder Valley artificial intelligence data centre project promised for northern Alberta, Kevin O’Leary has announced he’s developing a twin AI data centre project in Utah, also named Wonder Valley.
The projects require 15 GW of power (7.5 gigawatts each), to be deployed in phases. Both are close to methane gas infrastructure, and both involve land purchases of up to 13,000 acres.
No one is willing to answer my questions or provide details on either project.
For projects of this scale and impact on local communities and the environment, you’d think some transparency and accountability would be part of the plan.
#ableg #cdnpoli #AIDataCentres #AIDataCenters #utahpolitics #Emissions #water #Climate
Second Wonder Valley Emerges in Utah as Alberta Project Stalls
With little progress to report on the $70-billion Wonder Valley artificial intelligence data centre project promised for northern Alberta, celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary has announced he’s developing another AI data centre project in Utah, also named Wonder Valley.
The Energy Mix (www.theenergymix.com)
I’ve requested comments and further information from O’Leary, MD of Greenview, West GenCo, and Technology and Innovation (Alberta government).
There’s been no response or even acknowledgement of my emails. I just emailed PCL Construction (Canada) this morning, so we’ll see if they reply.
Read my latest about how O’Leary is doubling down on methane-gas powered AI data centres, trying to raise cash now for not one, but two hyperscale projects.
Also included in the story are my adventures trying to get information through Access to Information requests.
TLDR: Next to impossible to get any information, government secrecy is rampant
For added images and further details, seem my Substack newsletter:
Second Wonder Valley Emerges in Utah as Alberta Project Stalls
Written for the Energy Mix - February 19, 2026, with images and screen captures added
(jodymacpherson.substack.com)
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With little progress to report on the $70-billion Wonder Valley artificial intelligence data centre project promised for northern Alberta, Kevin O’Leary has announced he’s developing a twin AI data centre project in Utah, also named Wonder Valley.
The projects require 15 GW of power (7.5 gigawatts each), to be deployed in phases. Both are close to methane gas infrastructure, and both involve land purchases of up to 13,000 acres.
No one is willing to answer my questions or provide details on either project.
For projects of this scale and impact on local communities and the environment, you’d think some transparency and accountability would be part of the plan.
#ableg #cdnpoli #AIDataCentres #AIDataCenters #utahpolitics #Emissions #water #Climate
Second Wonder Valley Emerges in Utah as Alberta Project Stalls
With little progress to report on the $70-billion Wonder Valley artificial intelligence data centre project promised for northern Alberta, celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary has announced he’s developing another AI data centre project in Utah, also named Wonder Valley.
The Energy Mix (www.theenergymix.com)
Alberta total gross generation is 23GW.
Current DCR is 471MW
(Dispatched Contingency Reserve)Good fuckin' luck
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Alberta total gross generation is 23GW.
Current DCR is 471MW
(Dispatched Contingency Reserve)Good fuckin' luck
@Sir_Osis_of_Liver They plan to power it totally off-grid, via methane gas turbines.
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@Sir_Osis_of_Liver They plan to power it totally off-grid, via methane gas turbines.
@Sir_Osis_of_Liver In other words, they are bailing out the fossil fuel industry's stranded assets...at least in theory.
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@Sir_Osis_of_Liver They plan to power it totally off-grid, via methane gas turbines.
I read that, I find it difficult to believe, is all.
But okay, we'll take them at their word. The last gas plant I did work on was Chinook in Swift Current.
350MW plant that came in under budget at $605M completed in 2019 ($680M budgeted).
It would take 42 of them to do 15GW.
They'd use larger units and so on, so not a completely fair comparison, but this was also done before the supplier carnage and run up in inflation.
It just strikes me as complete pie in the sky thinking.
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I read that, I find it difficult to believe, is all.
But okay, we'll take them at their word. The last gas plant I did work on was Chinook in Swift Current.
350MW plant that came in under budget at $605M completed in 2019 ($680M budgeted).
It would take 42 of them to do 15GW.
They'd use larger units and so on, so not a completely fair comparison, but this was also done before the supplier carnage and run up in inflation.
It just strikes me as complete pie in the sky thinking.
@Sir_Osis_of_Liver Yes, outlandish, is the word I keep thinking of to describe this. The question I have is why do some people believe the sales pitch? I can't figure it out.
And why are real companies like PCL, KPMG, and Gensler allowing their names to be associated with this...?
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I’ve requested comments and further information from O’Leary, MD of Greenview, West GenCo, and Technology and Innovation (Alberta government).
There’s been no response or even acknowledgement of my emails. I just emailed PCL Construction (Canada) this morning, so we’ll see if they reply.
Read my latest about how O’Leary is doubling down on methane-gas powered AI data centres, trying to raise cash now for not one, but two hyperscale projects.
Also included in the story are my adventures trying to get information through Access to Information requests.
TLDR: Next to impossible to get any information, government secrecy is rampant
For added images and further details, seem my Substack newsletter:
Second Wonder Valley Emerges in Utah as Alberta Project Stalls
Written for the Energy Mix - February 19, 2026, with images and screen captures added
(jodymacpherson.substack.com)
Well, that had the desired effect...at least on Greenview!
An "authorized source" who did not want to be named has replied to my email. The story has now been updated.
There is no land sale yet.
