Data Center Atlas
Mihta Askiy Data Centre
Proposed
Canada · 1 project · Last reported
Summary
Proposed gas-powered data centre about 40 km northeast of Peace River in Northern Sunrise County, Alberta. Alberta's project inventory says the plan involves acquiring a partially completed power plant and converting it into a natural-gas-powered data centre. The proponent, Cree Ative Datacenter Corp GP, filed a federal project description for a 650 MW gas plant to serve the data centre, starting with simple-cycle turbines and later converting to combined cycle. The federal agency decided in March 2026 that no further federal assessment was required; Alberta's inventory lists the project as proposed, with work commencing in 2027.
Source record as of 2026-10-09 · Details and sources
Location
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Approximate site reference; the exact facility position is unverified.
Projects (1)
Mihta Askiy Data Centre
Proposed last observed as of · Reported status
Location: Peace River (about 40 km northeast), Northern Sunrise County, Alberta, CA. Point from the Government of Alberta major projects inventory, which notes its map location is not exact; rounded to four decimals. The federal notice places the project about 40 km northeast of Peace River. Government of Alberta, Major Projects; Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power capacity | 650 MW | Planned · Campus · Onsite generation | 2026-01-02 | Production capacity of the gas-fired facility that would support the data centre; no separate data centre IT load was published in the sources opened. | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; Government of Alberta, Major Projects |
Companies and organizations
| Name | Role | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cree Ative Datacenter Corp GP | Developer | Federal proponent; the Alberta inventory describes it as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sovereign Digital Infrastructure. | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; Government of Alberta, Major Projects |
| Mihta Askiy Datacenter LP | Developer | Listed as developer in the Alberta major projects inventory. | Government of Alberta, Major Projects |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | Other | Actual | Initial project description and its summary posted on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada registry (reference 90036). | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada |
| 2026-03-03 | Other | Actual | Federal agency decided no further assessment under the Impact Assessment Act was required; notice posted March 4, 2026. | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada |
| 2027 | Construction started | Planned | Alberta inventory lists the schedule as commencing in 2027. | Government of Alberta, Major Projects |
Power supply
| Type | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas onsite | Dedicated 650 MW gas plant built in two stages: simple-cycle turbines first, later converted to combined cycle; planned 30-year operating life. | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; Impact Assessment Agency of Canada |
Status rests partly on the undated Government of Alberta major projects entry, which lists the stage as proposed, so status_as_of is the date it was read (2026-10-09). No data centre IT load or cost estimate was published in the sources opened.
Sources for these details
- Mihta Askiy Data Center Project (reference 90036) — Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; publication date not stated
- Public notice: Mihta Askiy Data Center Project, comments invited on the summary of the initial project description — Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; 2026-01-02
- Notice of early decision with reasons: Mihta Askiy Data Center Project — Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; 2026-03-04
- Mihta Askiy Data Centre — Government of Alberta, Major Projects; publication date not stated
- Companies
Source and location review
- Status source
- Notice of early decision with reasons: Mihta Askiy Data Center Project evidence row
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada · published 2026-03-04 · Government record - Locator
- Approximate site reference · Compiled location reference · approximate_site evidence
- Source checks
Not reviewed against imagery not_
reviewed
No imagery review is recorded for this project. Its status rests only on the dated authoritative source. · no independent imagery verificationStatus age at review: 18 days before the data update on 2026-10-27
Location details
- Coordinates
- 56.38140, -116.74790
- Geometry licence
- source-terms-not-recorded
- Use scope
- Approximate site reference
- Scope class
- approximate_site
- Authority
- Compiled location reference
- Source entity
- Project
- Method
- imported_reference_point
- Derivation
- imported_reference_point
- Precision scope
- Point from the Government of Alberta major projects inventory, which notes its map location is not exact; rounded to four decimals. The federal notice places the project about 40 km northeast of Peace River.
- Horizontal uncertainty
Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
- Geometry evidence
- 1b01daad
A locator places the site on the map. It is not a building footprint, a construction extent or a surveyed boundary unless the use scope is an official boundary, and even then it is a parcel or permit boundary.
Evidence
Sources are linked, not redistributed; each keeps its own terms. An archived copy is a lookup for the Wayback Machine capture nearest the retrieval date and may be unavailable or differ from what was reviewed. Each hash states what it covers; imported factual records are not publisher-page captures.
| Title | Publisher | Roles | Published | Retrieved | Licence | Attribution | Content hash (SHA-256) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mihta Askiy Data Center Project (reference 90036) Archived copy | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Government record | Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Other, Power Source: Natural Gas Onsite, Role: Developer | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | db866428e7fdbaa425e2df7e43ad5a78d8ed06051fdff152d2e0fbb9beb4a990Factual source record; not the publisher page | |
| Mihta Askiy Data Centre Archived copy | Government of Alberta, Major Projects Government record | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Construction Started, Role: Developer | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Government of Alberta, Major Projects | 7036f5aadf7f3224127a4584f6867b27d3e115b1cd30b4d39eb96705aef517f2Factual source record; not the publisher page | |
| Notice of early decision with reasons: Mihta Askiy Data Center Project Archived copy | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Government record | Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Milestone: Other | source-terms-not-recorded | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | 41ae4e4c1284652a1ec0d6673e601e1342172a1ae31510b56e5f0c7666aeca91Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Public notice: Mihta Askiy Data Center Project, comments invited on the summary of the initial project description Archived copy | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Government record | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity, Power Source: Natural Gas Onsite, Role: Developer | source-terms-not-recorded | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | 79e3818942954ed56657fbb6343958d58a7f611bf56bbe8cc1e1e6d4e7550628Factual source record; not the publisher page |
Cite this site
Kyars, K. (2026). Mihta Askiy Data Centre [site vcc-site-499a1602728034c6a587]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-499a1602728034c6a587/
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