Nº 01Vulcan County · Alberta · Canada

Low-Carbon AI,
Owned by Alberta Farmers.

Palliser Grid is building a 2 GW renewable-powered AI data centre corridor in the Palliser Triangle — grounded in generational farmland, local water rights, and a grid position no one else in Alberta can replicate.

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IWhy here, why now

Alberta has the AI power gap. Palliser Grid fills it.

Alberta's AI power bottleneck.

21.2 GW of proposed data centre load sits in the AESO queue; only 1,200 MW was allocated in Phase 1. Palliser Grid is positioned for Phase 2 with a structurally stronger thesis.

A congestion-relief project, not another load.

The Cassils–Bowmanton–Whitla path is congested 61% of hours, contributing to roughly 1.5 TWh/yr of renewable curtailment across southern Alberta. Palliser Grid absorbs curtailed energy and pays demand tariffs that fund transmission upgrades.

Bill 8 / Bill 12 ready.

Self-supplied generation design qualifies for queue priority under Bill 8 and the lower-end 1–2% sliding-scale levy under Bill 12.

Solar panels on Alberta farmland — agrivoltaics design that keeps land productive.
IIThe Platform

A full-stack clean energy & compute platform.

80% renewables & storage, 20% natural gas

Short-term energy mix target. Wind, solar, pumped hydro, and grid-forming LFP BESS carry the bulk of load; a modular Capstone C1000S microturbine plant handles demand peaks and baseload firming — with NOx emissions warranted below 9 ppm and a native pathway to hydrogen-blend fuels.

Hydrogen for seasonal balancing

Renewable-fed electrolyzers and fuel cells absorb curtailed wind and solar in shoulder seasons and discharge through Alberta's long cold stretches — smoothing seasonal swings that batteries alone can't span.

Hybrid direct liquid cooling at 0.5 L/kWh

72% less water per kWh than the 1.8 L/kWh industry average.

5,500 ac-ft/yr water draw amendment secured

Through the Bow River Irrigation District — ~6.78 billion litres/year, 3× Phase 1 projected consumption.

240 kV substation interconnection

Speed-to-market ready. Up to 600 MW DTS (N-1) and 200 MW STS (N-0) per AltaLink pre-SASR.

High-voltage transmission lines crossing Alberta prairie at golden hour.
IIIPhased build

From 400 MW to 2 GW — three deliberate stages.

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Phase · 01

First Hyperscale Foundation

400 MW AI data centre, 240 kV substation, LFP BESS, thermal-management reservoir. First close target mid-2026; first power 2027.

  • 500 MW scenario already modelled with 100 MW of Capstone C1000S microturbines + 1,600 MWh LFP BESS.
  • Short-term energy mix target: ~80% renewables & storage, ~20% natural gas for demand and baseload firming.
  • Starter hydrogen stack (electrolyzer + fuel cell) to capture curtailed renewables and carry the site through cold snaps.
  • Net DTS draw ~300–334 MW vs. 600 MW available.
  • Hybrid direct liquid cooling at 0.5 L/kWh.
  • Targeted Round 1 first close: mid-2026.
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Phase · 02

AI Corridor Expansion

Scale to 1 GW. Pumped hydro off BRID reservoir, expanded BESS, multi-tenant campuses, agrivoltaics.

  • Pumped hydro using BRID reservoir elevation.
  • Design solar projects that unlock agrivoltaics potential.
  • Multi-tenant hyperscale campuses.
  • ~4.4 billion litres/year water consumption at 1 GW full buildout.
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Phase · 03

Full Regional Clean Grid

2 GW AI ecosystem. 1–1.5 GW long-duration storage. 1.5 GW transmission. 4–5 GW solar and wind.

  • Integrated AI + clean-energy ecosystem at regional scale.
  • Long-duration storage at 1–1.5 GW.
  • 1.5 GW of interconnected transmission across the corridor.
  • 4–5 GW of new solar and wind generation.
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IVCommunity first

This is our home. The benefits stay here.

From day one we've walked the fence lines. Ongoing face-to-face meetings with landowners and local communities, a public hearing held April 1, 2026, and direct-concerns contact lines for neighbours. Local farmers get first right to invest in Round 1.

100–120 permanent FTE per 500 MW $18M+ combined annual impact per 500 MW $1.2M/yr CBA per 500 MW, with CPI escalator

Figures are per 500 MW phase step. They scale roughly linearly with each step as we build toward the 2 GW corridor. Current farmland tax on 850 acres: ~$2,400/yr. First-step combined local impact: over 5,300× that number. Community impact

VWho this is for

A project built for three audiences.

Shovel-ready low-carbon compute.

  • 240 kV substation, 600 MW DTS under N-1, 200 MW STS under N-0.
  • Secured 5,500 acre-feet/year water amendment — 3× Phase 1 need.
  • Hybrid direct liquid cooling at 0.5 L/kWh WUE.
Site & infrastructure
Data centre aisle with amber accent lighting.

A Phase-2 AESO thesis, de-risked early.

  • Round 1 seed open. Alberta farmer capital gets first right.
  • HoldCo → ProjectCo architecture built for institutional follow-on.
  • Institutional-grade diligence underway. Terms disclosed under NDA.
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Rows of LFP battery storage racks.

Local profits. Local jobs. Local say.

  • 100–120 permanent FTE per 500 MW via tenants; $7.5M–$12M+ annual payroll per step.
  • Community Benefit Agreement shaped with adjacent local communities.
  • Farmers first in Round 1. 100% Alberta-owned at formation.
Community impact
Irrigation canal cutting through Alberta wheat fields.
Eric Steeves on family grassland in Vulcan County, Alberta, with sheep grazing in the background.
VIFounder

Built by a farmer, for farming country.

"Rather than closing the door on this opportunity, I believe there's a sustainable way forward — one that powers the next generation of AI while giving farming communities a much-needed boost."

Eric Steeves · Founder, Palliser Grid
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