Varcoe: How the end of the Clean Electricity Regulations could power Alberta's $100B data centre ambitions 'The big thing about data centres is they cannot rely on intermittent power ... If you want to move quickly, all roads lead to natural gas, and so we'll be seeing, I would hope in the coming months, some more announcements,' said Premier Danielle Smith

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