An AI data center has been proposed in Sherbrooke, Quebec, amid discussions about data center pressure on the provincial grid.

The entities involved

• Quebec →

  province of Canada

  • Nicolas Marceau supports the Parti Québécois as it operates as a minority government in Quebec, while a university study highlights online gambling popularity.08:17
  • Mark Carney visited Quebec, where Marianne Dandurand facilitated an informal meeting with him.00:39
• Hydro-Québec →

  40-year NECEC Transmission Service Agreement counterparty; provides 1,200 MW of Canadian hydropower to New England via NECEC.

  • Northvolt's battery project collapsed in Quebec, leading Hydro-Québec to acquire the land in McMasterville for a new substation.Sat 00:53
  • Blain analyzes Hydro-Québec's changing sales forecasts, noting the potential need for the company to import electricity from the US.Tue 23:18
• Sherbrooke →

  city of Estrie, Québec, Canada

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Quebec relies on electricity from New York, while Ontario may use electricity exports as leverage.Aug 27
• Seismic and exploration corridor surveys are being conducted in Quebec and Nova Scotia, monitored by the province's ministry of economy.Sep 8
• In Sherbrooke, the city council has pushed a data center project through.Aug 7