Western Canada Advantages

Western Canada is rapidly becoming one of the most desirable locations on Earth for Enterprise Data Center operations with AWS already operating in Alberta and with Meta building a 2 Gigawatt facility.

  • Cost of Compute

    ohm has 200 GW years of electrical power reserves at a cost of 1 cent/kWh. Additional power resources available at 2-3c/kWh.

  • Availability of Compute

    ohm has 19 sites from 30 MW to 8 GW under development

  • Cold Climate

    Cold semi-arid climate with 6% of the cooling days required for Data centers compared to Texas

  • Equipment Longevity

    Low humidity increases equipment run life compared to Texas, which have 260% higher failure rates*

  • Low Latency High Capacity Connectivity

    Well served with high capacity and low latency fibre-optic networks close to major Western population centres

  • Safe Jurisdiction

    Canada is consistently placed in the top tier of global peace, safety and security rankings, whilst Western Canada has conservative resource-based politics

  • Reliable Independent Dedicated Off-grid Power Source

    ohm has dedicated off-grid natural gas fueled power sources, which are not subject to rainfall, wind or sun variability

  • Government Backing

    Alberta is extremely active in resource monetization through data centers and crypto being the expected priority. The government has established a Data Center Concierge to assist in further facilitating these investment activities.

  • Highly Skilled Workforce

    A very impressive and expansive network of skilled labor due to oil and gas history in the region. Education in Calgary and Edmonton has high focus on Engineering and Technology programs that is enabling a talented workforce to be up to date on the latest technologies.