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A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of Saint John would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar area.
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Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 12, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago
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Lorneville data centre would have huge electricity appetite
Proponents want N.B. Power to supply equivalent of half the electricity from Tantramar gas plant.
A proposed data centre in the Lorneville area of Saint John would gobble up the equivalent of almost half the electricity N.B. Power will get from a controversial natural gas plant in the Tantramar area.
That number, volunteered by one of the partner companies promoting the data centre, is raising new questions about N.B. Power’s ability to meet electricity demand and the impact on greenhouse gas emissions.
“It’s huge,” Green Party leader David Coon said of the comment by Volta Grid CEO, Nathan Ough, that he and his partners expect to use 190 megawatts of electricity from N.B.
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