General
Answer: Data centres are physical infrastructure that house computing equipment used for data storage and compute services, no differently than a laptop computer. Canadian law establishes parameters for how data centres can be used in our country. In Canada, this means data centre facilities house and operate computing equipment for legal applications that includes data hosting, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and various forms of digital services and content delivery. Everyday applications include things like cloud storage of data used in typical businesses, from online banking to streaming television.
Answer: Data centres consist of rows of metal frames called server racks. These contain computing equipment (graphics processing units, central processing units), computer storage equipment (hard drives), networking equipment (routers, clocks, switches, etc.), and fibre-optic cables. In addition to the computing and storage equipment, data centres also contain cooling systems, power supply modules, and modern safety systems.
Answer: BHE Canada has a mandate to reinvest its net earnings from this project, no differently from its other Canadian projects, back into Canada. This allows the company to focus on projects that grow Canada’s economy, while adding value to Canadian businesses, communities, and customers.
Noise
Answer: Very little. During construction, noise is expected to reach approximately 95 decibels, no louder or sustained than typical temporary construction projects. Construction will be limited during daytime hours. During operation, noise will be maintained between 65 decibels during the day and 55 decibels during evenings. For context:
o 55 decibels –volume of a household refrigerator
o 65 decibels – volume of a normal conversation or the sounds of a business office
o 75 decibels – volume of a vacuum cleaner
o 85 decibels – volume of nominal city traffic
As importantly, at the distance of Langdon, the nearest community to the project, there will be no discernable sound created by the project.
Water
Answer: No. The Wild Rose Data Centre is committed to utilizing an industry-leading approach to its operations, resulting in virtually no operational water used in its core operations. This requires additional capital investments in an innovative closed loop, “dry” cooling system. BHE Canada is prepared to make these investments as the operator of this facility, ensuring the environmental footprint of the Wild Rose Data Centre is as limited as possible and we live up to our “good neighbour” policy that requires we respect the priorities of the communities where we invest, operate and work.
Answer: Residents will always be prioritized before the Wild Rose Data Centre. The Alberta Water Act, establishing the legal framework used to manage water in Alberta, requires the allocation of water to residential over industrial consumers during drought conditions
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Peer-reviewed evidence shows that data centres are generally less water-intensive than many traditional industries including mining, pulp-and-paper, thermal power generation, unconventional oil and gas production, and even beverage brewing (source: United Nations 2025 Aquastat Water Data).
The Wild Rose Data Centre is being engineered with its neighbours in mind – prioritizing responsible water usage that does not hinder the continuation and growth of other industries, or simply the usage of the growing community. In fact, the project will use less water than an equivalent number of homes on its footprint.
Power Generation
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Virtually zero. Data centres are often associated with emissions due to the onsite power generation used to support them. Based on feedback from residents of Langdon, and neighbouring communities, BHE Canada committed not to develop onsite power generation. As a result, the Wild Rose Data Centre will produce no onsite emissions or noise that would be associated with a power plant.
Any onsite back-up power determined necessary to provide electrical reliability required by the data centre would consist of small generators and operating fewer than 20 hours per year, and more often 0 hours per year.
Answer: The Alberta Electric System Operator has committed to prioritizing residential customers ahead of data centres during any potential energy scarcity event.
Answer: No. The Wild Rose Data Centre is required by law to pay for any transmission infrastructure required to connect to the Alberta grid. The project is also required to supply at least an equivalent amount of new electricity supply to the provincial grid. While we have committed to develop exclusively offsite power plants (i.e., power plants outside the county), we will ensure that the project results in Albertans pay the same or less for their electricity.
Benefits
Answer: The Wild Rose Data Centre, if developed to its planned specifications, will contribute approximately $19 million per year in tax revenue to Rocky View County that can be used to support sustainable community growth and infrastructure. BHE Canada is also deeply committed to investing in communities where we operate assets and where our employees live and work. For this reason, are committed to working with Langdon and other Rocky View County communities and residents to directly support key initiatives priorities.