Meta’s new data centre under construction north of Edmonton in Alberta is scheduled to begin operating and connect to the provincial electricity grid before the adjacent Greenlight natural gas power plant is fully ready. According to reporting, the arrangement allows the data centre to link to Alberta’s grid in advance of the completion of the power facility that is associated with the project. The data centre is part of Meta’s expansion plans and is being built at a site near the Greenlight power plant, which is intended to supply electricity for the broader development. The timelines reported indicate that grid connection is permitted first, while the new gas-fired generation asset follows on a later schedule. The sources also describe that the approval or permission for the data centre to connect is tied to the expectation that its electricity needs will be met through the existing grid during the period before the dedicated plant comes online. The reporting focuses on the sequencing of operations—data centre startup ahead of the power plant—rather than changes to the underlying project scope or technology.