贝尔加拿大和萨斯喀彻温州将在雷吉纳附近建立加拿大的最大的人工智能数据中心, 这是一项价值120亿美元的项目, Bell Canada and Saskatchewan to build Canada’s largest AI data center near Regina, a $12 billion project creating over 1,600 jobs.

贝尔加拿大和萨斯喀彻温省宣布在雷吉纳附近建设一座价值120亿美元的人工智能数据中心项目,该项目将于2026年开始建造,成为加拿大的最大数据中心以及全国最大的私人投资. Bell Canada and Saskatchewan have announced a $12 billion AI data centre project near Regina, set to begin construction in 2026, making it Canada’s largest data centre and the country’s biggest private investment. 支持人工智能计算和加拿大数据主权的300兆瓦设施将创造超过1,600个就业机会, 并依赖闭环冷却系统以尽量减少用水. The 300-megawatt facility, supporting AI computing and Canadian data sovereignty, will create over 1,600 jobs and rely on a closed-loop cooling system to minimize water use. 尽管有废热再利用和基础设施升级的计划, 但仍存在对电力需求,天然气轮机噪音以及环境影响的担忧. Concerns remain over power demand, noise from natural gas turbines, and environmental impacts, despite plans for waste heat reuse and infrastructure upgrades. 官员强调该项目的经济和技术优势,并希望长期开发小型模块化反应堆,尽管这需要数年时间. Officials emphasize the project’s economic and technological benefits, with long-term hopes for small modular reactors, though those are years away.