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TransAlta Keephills data centre

A developer campus by TransAlta in Keephills (Parkland County), AB, on the Alberta (AESO) grid. Status: approved.

Announced230 MWFacility / utility service
Expected by 2030150 MWWeighted by build stage
Gas burn17.5 MMcf/dAverage day
Impact rating1 of 4Grid driven

Grid and gas impact

At full buildout this campus is announced at 230 MW. After phasing to 2030 and weighting by build stage, the index expects about 150 MW running by 2030. That is about 1.2% of the AESO record peak (12,800 MW).

At that level it would use about 986 GWh of electricity a year, roughly what 91,000 US homes use (EIA average of about 10,800 kWh per home), and add about 17.5 MMcf/d of natural gas burn on an average day, counting both on-site generation and the region's gas-fired power plants.

Its rating is driven by grid load: power is expected to come mostly from the utility grid, so the effect shows up in transmission, capacity and generation needs, and in the gas burned by the region's power plants. Rated 1 of 4 bolts. Outlined bolts mean the campus is approved, announced or proposed and may not be built as planned.

Research note. 230 MW of AESO's 1,200 MW Phase 1 large-load allocation.

Fact sheet

Index ID
DC-084
Campus
TransAlta Keephills data centre
Developer / tenant
TransAlta
Segment
Developer campus
Location
Keephills (Parkland County), AB
State / province
Alberta
Country
Canada
Metro
Edmonton
Grid region
Alberta (AESO)
Electric utility
AESO grid
Status
Approved (counts 65% toward 2030)
Online / target
Not disclosed
Announced capacity
230 MW (Facility / utility service)
Expected load by 2030
150 MW (index estimate)
Annual energy at expected load
about 986 GWh
Power supply
Grid
Added gas burn, average day
17.5 MMcf/d (index estimate)
Impact rating
Grid (1 of 4; scale)
Confidence
B (Several consistent sources)
Last reviewed
November 3, 2026

Sources

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How to cite

Data Center Index (datacenterindex.info), Discovery Energy. "TransAlta Keephills data centre" (DC-084), https://datacenterindex.info/campuses/dc-084-transalta-keephills-data-centre/, updated November 3, 2026.