A new poll reveals that four out of five Albertans are concerned about the environmental impacts and electricity costs associated with artificial intelligence data centres. The findings emerge as the province actively encourages increased investment in AI data centres and more projects are proposed for development in the region.
The public apprehension highlights growing tensions between provincial economic development initiatives in the technology sector and local worries regarding resource consumption. As the proposals for new data centres mount, the survey underscores significant resident anxiety over how the heavy power demands of these facilities will affect both the local environment and utility bills.
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