Where it stands
The facts
What we know about Rocky View
What it is
A proposed roughly 1,100-acre data centre campus in Rocky View County, near Calgary.
Why it is here
County councillors voted it down six to one after residents organized against it. It is the clearest case on this site of a project stopped not by the grid or the regulator, but by the community that would have hosted it.
The lesson
Local zoning and consent have become a real gate on these projects. Whatever the province wants, a council can still say no.
What the community is saying
The coverage and the response
Real reporting and documented community response, cited. We link out so you can read the source yourself, not our summary of it.
Rocky View County rejects Kineticor’s data-centre campus, 6-1
After a 10-hour hearing with 50+ residents opposed and four in favour, council rejected the 448-hectare campus.
CBC News →
CommunityAlberta county puts a moratorium on data-centre proposals after public pushback
Rocky View became the first Alberta community to pause data-centre applications entirely.
Medicine Hat News →
NewsThe farmers who fought a data centre and won
The definitive account of how organized residents got a roughly 1,100-acre campus voted down six to one.
Maclean's →
NewsAt a testy town hall, Albertans decry data centre rush
Rocky View residents were among the most organized voices against the pace of the boom.
Canada's National Observer →