Technology, reported from Alberta
Most technology coverage read in this province is written somewhere else, about somewhere else. NorthwardAB starts from Alberta and works outward.
What we cover
Alberta is in the middle of the largest industrial technology buildout in its recent history. Developers have asked to connect close to 20,000 MW of AI data centre load to a grid that released 1,200 MW in its first tranche. That single ratio touches electricity policy, municipal politics, water allocation, construction labour, and the province’s long-running attempt to diversify beyond oil and gas.
Covering it properly means refusing the usual split between “tech” and “energy” reporting. A story about compute in Alberta is a story about power, and a story about power is a story about who pays. We cover AI infrastructure, startups and scaleups, energy technology, cybersecurity, and the public programs that shape all of them.
How we work
Every figure we publish is attributed, and the sources are printed at the bottom of the article rather than buried in a link. Where a number comes from a company or a government, we say so, because announced investment figures and regulator-issued interconnection capacity are not the same kind of fact and should not be read the same way.
We label our work honestly. Pieces marked Analysis argue a position from sourced facts. Explainers set out how something works. Market notes provide context on listed companies and are never investment advice. When we get something wrong, we correct it in place and say what changed.
Independence
NorthwardAB is independent and not owned by, funded by, or operated on behalf of any company, agency or program it covers. Market data on this site is supplied by a third-party provider and may be delayed; it is published for context, not for trading.
Contact
News tips, corrections and right-of-reply requests reach the newsroom through our contact form. If you work at a company, regulator or municipality involved in a story we have published and something is inaccurate, tell us and we will fix it.
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