Data Center Atlas
Beacon AI Centers Heartland campus (Sturgeon County)
Proposed
Canada · 1 project · Last reported
Summary
Beacon AI Centers proposes a 317-acre AI data centre campus about 7 km east of Gibbons in Sturgeon County, Alberta, inside the Alberta Industrial Heartland heavy industrial zone. Filings describe four data halls rated at 200 MW each, supplied by an on-site plant of 200 gas engines totalling about 920 MW, built by the project entity Heartland Power. The federal agency decided in March 2026 that no further federal assessment was needed; the plant application filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission in December 2025 had no decision found. The proponent targeted commercial operation in Q3 2027.
Source record as of 2026-03-10 · Details and sources
Location
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Projects (1)
Beacon AI Centers Heartland campus (Sturgeon County)
Proposed last observed as of · Reported status
Location: About 7 km east of Gibbons, Sturgeon County, Alberta, CA. Decimal coordinates stated in the federal project description summary, which places the project just north-northeast of Highway 643 and Range Road 223 (NW and SW quarters of Section 15-56-22-W4M). Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada); Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission)
Use: Ai unspecified
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power capacity | about 800 MW | Planned · Campus · Unspecified | 2025-12-28 | Four planned data halls rated at 200 MWe each, matching the roughly 800 MWe of continuous supply the plant would deliver to them. The filings do not say whether this is IT or total facility load. | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada); Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission) |
| Power capacity | about 920 MW | Planned · Campus · Onsite generation | 2025-12-28 | Nominal capacity of 200 INNIO Jenbacher J624 gas engines of 4.6 MWe each, grouped in 40 modules. | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada); Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission) |
| Land area | 317 acres | Planned · Campus | 2025-12-28 | Data centre campus area; the power plant would occupy a 32-acre footprint within it. | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada) |
| Buildings | 4 count | Planned · Campus | 2025-12-28 | Separate data hall structures, still under design. | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada) |
Companies and organizations
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-14 | Other | Actual | Initial project description for the gas plant submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada |
| 2025-12-19 | Other | Actual | Power plant application filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission. | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission) |
| 2026-03-09 | Other | Actual | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada decided that no further federal assessment of the power plant is required; the notice was posted on 10 March 2026. | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada |
| 2026-Q3 | Construction started | Planned | Civil works and foundations scheduled for Q3 2026 in the December 2025 filing; no source confirms a start. | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada) |
| 2027-Q3 | First operational | Planned | Targeted commercial operation date of the power plant. | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada) |
Power supply
| Type | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas onsite | About 920 MWe of on-site gas reciprocating engines in four generation pods, fuelled by a new lateral from the NGTL and ATCO pipeline system about 0.5 km east, running as a microgrid for the campus. | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada); Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission) |
| Grid | The plant would also connect to Alberta's grid through a new on-site substation (initially listed at 400 MW) T-tapped to an existing AltaLink 240 kV line; the connection design was not finalised when the AUC application was filed. | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada); Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission) |
The federal filing includes data centre details for information only; the data centre is not part of the federally reviewed power project. No Alberta Utilities Commission decision on proceeding 30518 was found, and the AUC proceeding page could not be opened. The proponent said a federal impact assessment, had one been required, would have pushed in-service to about Q3 2030.
Sources for these details
- Beacon AI Centers - Heartland Project: Initial Project Description Summary — Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada); 2025-12-28
- Beacon AI Centers Heartland Project (Canadian Impact Assessment Registry, reference 90123) — Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; publication date not stated
- Notice of Early Decision with Reasons: Beacon AI Centers Heartland Project — Impact Assessment Agency of Canada; 2026-03-10
- Beacon AI Centers - Heartland Project Thermal Power Plant Application (cover letter) — Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission); 2025-12-19 · Archived source
- Companies
- Developer: Beacon AI Centers (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Beacon AI Centers (unknown scope) evidence
- Power Supplier: Heartland Power Generation LP (unknown scope) evidence
- Power Supplier: Heartland Power Generation LP (unknown scope) evidence
- Power Supplier: Heartland Power Generation LP (unknown scope) evidence
- Utility: AltaLink (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Sturgeon County (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Sturgeon County (unknown scope) evidence
Source and location review
- Status source
- Beacon AI Centers Heartland Project (Canadian Impact Assessment Registry, reference 90123) evidence row
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada · publication date not stated · Government record - Locator
- Project locator · Compiled location reference · site evidence
- Source checks
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No imagery review is recorded for this project. Its status rests only on the dated authoritative source. · no independent imagery verificationStatus age at review: 231 days before the data update on 2026-10-27
Location details
- Coordinates
- 53.84032, -113.19225
- Geometry licence
- source-terms-not-recorded
- Use scope
- Project locator
- Scope class
- site
- Authority
- Compiled location reference
- Source entity
- Project
- Method
- imported_reference_point
- Derivation
- imported_reference_point
- Precision scope
- Decimal coordinates stated in the federal project description summary, which places the project just north-northeast of Highway 643 and Range Road 223 (NW and SW quarters of Section 15-56-22-W4M).
- Horizontal uncertainty
Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
- Geometry evidence
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Evidence
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| Title | Publisher | Roles | Published | Retrieved | Licence | Attribution | Content hash (SHA-256) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon AI Centers - Heartland Project Thermal Power Plant Application (cover letter) Archived copy | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission) Regulatory filing | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Other, Power Source: Grid, Power Source: Natural Gas Onsite, Role: Developer, Role: Government, Role: Power Supplier | source-terms-not-recorded | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission) | b801afc29e59cc9261ad86ae4d4eb77eab213d09978e281a295e1b8baeac96b5Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Beacon AI Centers - Heartland Project: Initial Project Description Summary Archived copy | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada) Regulatory filing | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Buildings, Metric: Land Area, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Construction Started, Milestone: First Operational, Power Source: Grid, Power Source: Natural Gas Onsite, Role: Developer, Role: Government, Role: Power Supplier, Role: Utility | source-terms-not-recorded | Heartland Power Generation LP (filed with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada) | c80015f78cf242d3cb2304c53f2baef8c707e89c78cd119196693a21769d298dFactual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Beacon AI Centers Heartland Project (Canadian Impact Assessment Registry, reference 90123) Archived copy | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Government record | Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Other, Role: Power Supplier | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | 03add4a8870132ad9f6afc302ca91a9bf6e291aad59ffb63e6d631d12cf8f960Factual source record; not the publisher page | |
| Notice of Early Decision with Reasons: Beacon AI Centers Heartland 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 | 1c08b7fe116f4b02a1f927408b14c4010f9fbf3d4a411933e6eee3bec42698d6Factual source record; not the publisher page |
Cite this site
Kyars, K. (2026). Beacon AI Centers Heartland campus (Sturgeon County) [site vcc-site-5376b585718a989c8dc5]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-5376b585718a989c8dc5/
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