An analysis of the mammoth Wonder Valley data centre suggests it would release the equivalent of 23 atom bombs of heat waste into the boreal forest of northwestern Alberta every day. A Utah State University physicist who conducted the review for the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation said the project demands a full environmental impact assessment.
Proposed data centre would release ‘23 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs worth of energy’ a day, physicist says
Nov 1, 2026 | 10:00 AM