Canada’s Datacentre Resistance Goes National

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Canada's Datacentre Resistance Goes NationalAuthor of the article:THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an Account– Map tracks 100+ projects, including ones not yet announced –TORONTO — Communities challenging the rapid expansion of datacentres across Canada have a new tool to help them fight back.Today, Stop the Datacentre and research partners across the country, including Alberta Data Centre Watch and Small Change Fund, supported by data from Collectif Numérique Responsable et Soutenable, launched a national datacentre map, bringing funding networks together with grassroots organizers and research groups across the country.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The national research effort combines municipal records, grid requests, corporate and lobbying records, reporting, and local intel to find early-stage projects and track them. It includes projects that have barely entered the public record, in some cases before companies have formally announced them.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again“This is the map of the resistance and an early warning system.” said Nick Tsergas, founder of Stop the Datacentre. “We’re trying to see projects coming before communities are told they’re coming. It’s basically the NORAD of datacentre maps.”Datacentre proposals are landing across Canada without binding rules designed with AI facilities in mind. Stop the Datacentre is calling for a moratorium on developments until those rules are in place.Tracked projects include 20.5 gigawatts of datacentre electrical capacity currently in the proposal pipeline. If built, the facilities on the map would consume nearly as much electricity as the entire province of Ontario does in a year.“People deserve to know what is coming their way, and the impacts it will have on their community,” said Burkhard Mausberg, president of the Small Change Fund. “We helped make this map to boost communities’ capacity to oppose new datacentres.”“We brought together grassroots networks from across Canada to ground-truth the data underlying this map. Local researchers are constantly adding information that national datasets miss,” says Tsergas.The map also shows which municipalities are pausing or regulating datacentres. Canadians are invited to contribute local information. Those wanting to support this ongoing work can donate.View source version on businesswire.com: Nick Tsergas, Stop the Datacentre nick@smallchangefund.ca | 647-638-4969This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.