Wonder Valley Off-Grid AI Data Center Park

In December 2024, investor Kevin O’Leary’s firm (O’Leary Ventures) and the Greenview local government in Alberta unveiled plans for “Wonder Valley,” an off-grid AI data center park leveraging the region’s abundant natural gas with potential geothermal supplementation. The development aims for up to 7.5 GW of on-site power generation over the next decade to support dozens of hyperscale data centers. The first phase will build a 1.4 GW power plant, with additional 1 GW increments in subsequent years, and total investment could exceed $70 billion. This massive campus is designed to operate independently of the public grid, tapping into one of North America’s largest natural gas deposits for reliable, low-cost energy to meet surging AI compute demand.