Telus’s plans for two Al data centres in Vancouver could hit a wall, with a city councillor pushing to pause them until the city sorts out some actual rules. OneCity Vancouver Councillor Lucy Maloney is bringing a motion to council on July 15 called “Addressing the Risks of Digital Infrastructure,” according to CTV News.
That’s why the power for projects like this is being set up to be auctioned in a competitive process.
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0005-000095
However, it’s not really a problem at the moment, we aren’t short on power capacity. Did you forget we just spent a stupid amount of money building the new Site C Dam?
It’s not the power output max, its the hot summer and lack of precipitation lowering water level, which effects the dam at some point