Wonder Valley Data Centre Park

Overview

This hyperscale AI data-center campus in Alberta combines 50+ facilities, on-site power generation, and an innovation district to support global computing and technology communities.

Location

Alberta, Canada

Client

McCourt Global

Expertise

Critical Facilities

Opportunity

O’Leary Ventures saw a rare opportunity in northwest Alberta: pair abundant energy resources with AI-scale computing and build a broader technology ecosystem around them.

The exponential growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing is driving an unprecedented demand for digital infrastructure. Hyperscale AI data centers require enormous computing power and energy capacity, yet the facilities that house them are often large, resource-intensive buildings that can be difficult to integrate responsibly into their environmental and community contexts. At the same time, global technology companies are under increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions and deliver sustainable infrastructure at a never-before-seen scale.

Why This Matters

01
Control the Energy Equation
At 7.5 gigawatts, Wonder Valley requires an energy strategy built for AI-scale demand. Behind-the-meter generation gives O’Leary Ventures greater control over power, reliability, and expansion.
02
Lower Carbon at Scale
Building at this scale makes carbon performance a defining design issue. Carbon capture, mass timber, and heat reuse put emissions reduction into the infrastructure and material strategy from the outset.
03
Build an Innovation Ecosystem
A mixed-use innovation district creates a setting where technology companies, workers, hospitality, retail, and services can grow together.

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Solution

A project this vast demanded an equally radical move: design compute, power, carbon, materials, and community as one interconnected infrastructure system from the start.

Spanning nearly 8,000 acres in Grande Prairie, Alberta, the Wonder Valley campus is planned to become the world’s largest AI data center campus at full build-out, supporting more than 50 facilities with a combined capacity of approximately 7.5 gigawatts. Located atop one of the world’s largest active natural gas reserves, the campus uses “behind-the-meter” on-site power generation paired with large-scale carbon capture. The project repurposes timber harvested during site preparation for mass-timber construction, transforming site clearing into a key component of the project’s embodied-carbon reduction strategy.

7.5

Gigawatts of planned powered-compute capacity

50+

Hyperscale data centers

100%

Percent of carbon from on-site natural gas generation targeted for capture and sequestration

7.5

Gigawatts of planned powered-compute capacity

50+

Hyperscale data centers

100%

Percent of carbon from on-site natural gas generation targeted for capture and sequestration

Impact

Wonder Valley establishes a new model for sustainable hyperscale computing infrastructure.

Designed to capture and sequester 100% of carbon from on-site natural gas power generation, the project dramatically reduces operational emissions at an unprecedented scale.

What Changed Because of This

01
Infrastructure Becomes District
A full-service innovation district brings hotels, retail, dining, and offices alongside the data centers, creating a destination designed to support technology companies and talent.
02
Carbon Capture Integrated
The campus leverages timber harvested from the surrounding forest, lowering embodied carbon while supporting the regional forestry economy.
03
Waste Heat Reused
District energy systems redistribute waste heat from high-performance computing, transforming the campus into regenerative infrastructure that powers, heats, and supports a new innovation district in Northwest Alberta.

The whole point of what we’re trying to pivot toward in this industry is making these buildings more of an asset.

Recognition

Fast Company

Gensler’s Rob LoBuono discusses supersized data centers via Wonder Valley, O’Leary Ventures’ project in Alberta set to become the world’s largest sustainable AI data center.

Team

Project Leadership

Tom McGoldrick

As Co-Managing Director of Gensler’s New York office, Tom brings strategic vision and technical rigor to complex and high-performance built environments. With deep expertise across data centers, government and defense projects, healthcare, sciences, institutions, aviation, and corporate campuses, Tom is a trusted advisor to organizations shaping the future of cities.

[FPO] Rob LoBuono

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Geoffrey Diamond

Geoffrey is a Principal and Design Director in Gensler's New York office, known for turning complex problems into clear, compelling ideas, then finding the simplest possible way to make them real.

FAQ

What is Wonder Valley in Alberta?

Wonder Valley is a planned hyperscale AI data-center campus . At full build-out, it is designed to support more than 50 data centers with approximately 7.5 gigawatts of capacity.

Where is Wonder Valley located?

Wonder Valley is planned for the Greenview Industrial Gateway area near Grande Prairie in northwest Alberta, Canada. The location provides access to natural gas, pipeline infrastructure, fibre, water, and significant developable land.

Who is developing and designing Wonder Valley?

O’Leary Ventures is developing Wonder Valley in cooperation with the Municipal District of Greenview. Gensler is leading planning and design through its Critical Facilities team.

How large will Wonder Valley be?

The master plan encompasses nearly 8,000 acres and more than 50 hyperscale data centers, with approximately 7.5 gigawatts of planned capacity at full build-out.