Energy policy
EverWind’s proposed Point Tupper data centre: Anthropic, wind power and battery storage
EverWind has announced a $10-billion data centre plan for Cape Breton, with Anthropic confirmed as the tenant. Updates cover battery storage and emergency backup power.
Originally published on LinkedIn, with the three subsequent updates included below. Project plans and timelines reflect the information in that post.
Update #1: Anthropic has been confirmed as the tenant for EverWind’s proposed Nova Scotia data centre.
Update #2: According to Global News, the project will include “several hundred MWh’s of battery storage.”
Update #3: From the project website FAQ: “The current design contemplates high-efficiency diesel generators for emergency backup, supported by battery energy storage. The generators are intended for backup and emergency operation — they are not planned as a primary source of electricity for the campus and our modeling suggests they will be used infrequently.”
Original post
EverWind has announced a $10-billion plan for a wind-powered data centre in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
The company says it has signed a 20-year lease with a “leading frontier AI developer,” but it hasn’t named the tenant. Construction of the first 95 MW phase is expected to start in late 2027, with a 325 MW expansion to follow in 2028. The facility will run on grid electricity at first, until EverWind’s onshore wind generation comes online.
EverWind says the project will safeguard local water supplies and won’t raise costs for electricity ratepayers. It’s also promising a community benefit fund worth “tens of millions of dollars,” though it hasn’t put a firm number on it. Local communities and the data centre’s customer will help decide how the money is spent.
A group of Mi’kmaw communities, led by Membertou First Nation, is in talks to take a 9% equity stake in the project.
