Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued a new mandate for the province’s Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf, right, alongside instructions to complete the Alberta’s AI data centre attraction strategy.

Alberta is doubling down on artificial-intelligence data centres as part of a new mandate for Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf, as the province looks to fast-track projects that generate their own electricity to avoid straining the public grid.

Premier Danielle Smith issued the directive Thursday in a mandate letter alongside instructions to complete the province’s AI data centre attraction strategy, which aims to combine an attractive investment environment with stable, affordable electricity and fair returns for Albertans.

The province’s goal is to

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