The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that the Alberta government is aiming to attract $100-billion in data centre development by the end of this decade, hoping to lure tech behemoths like Meta Platforms. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe says that some power generators have been looking at opportunities to provide power exclusively to a tech partner, while others have been eyeing options to add more juice to the overall grid. The province aims to fast-track the "bring your own power" proposals through the regulatory process. The Alberta Electric System Operator is allowing the connection of up to 1,200 megawatts of large-load projects until 2028 -- a fraction of what had been requested -- so as not to compromise reliability. That capacity has been snapped up by TransAlta and a joint-venture between Pembina Pipeline and Kineticor. The grid operator is consulting industry as it develops a long-term plan to enable more data-centre investment without overburdening the province's power system. Capital Power has said its Genesee Generating Station west of Edmonton would be an ideal spot for a data-centre partner to set up shop. Data centres require massive amounts of energy to run and cool computer servers.