Bitdeer Breaks Ground on 100 MW Alberta Site With On-Site Gas Power
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Key Takeaways
- Bitdeer is investing US$155 million to build a 101 MW gas plant and 100 MW data center in Fox Creek.
- The facility uses a behind-the-fence model to power computing operations directly from on-site generation.
- Construction is underway with energization targeted for the second quarter of 2027.
- The project will support 300 construction jobs and 30 permanent positions in northern Alberta.
- Infrastructure includes a 99 MW grid interconnection for peak demand support and a water-free cooling system.
Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) has started construction on a vertically integrated energy and computing facility in Alberta, advancing a project that reflects how bitcoin miners are increasingly pairing data centers with dedicated power generation as demand from AI workloads reshapes the market for electricity and digital infrastructure.
The company said Tuesday it broke ground near Fox Creek on a site that will combine a 101 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant with a data center offering about 100 MW of computing capacity. The project represents a $155 million investment, or about C$214 million, and is expected to be energized in the second quarter of 2027.
Bitdeer said the facility will initially support bitcoin mining while retaining the flexibility to host future high-performance computing workloads, including AI applications. That positioning is notable as miners seek to preserve near-term cash flow from bitcoin production while designing new sites with enough power density and infrastructure optionality to appeal to AI and HPC tenants.
The Fox Creek project is being developed under Alberta’s bring-your-own-generation framework. Instead of drawing operating electricity from the grid, the data center is designed to be powered directly by the on-site gas plant in a behind-the-fence configuration. The plant will remain connected to the Alberta Electric System Operator grid through an approved 99 MW interconnection, giving the site the ability to curtail computing workloads and send electricity back to the grid during peak demand or system stress.
