A little-known US-based developer tied to a failed bitcoin business and a fraudulent-transfer lawsuit is quietly advancing Alberta’s latest gas-fired AI data centre proposal.
The 466MW Black Bear Power Project (BBPP) close to Swan Hills northwest of Edmonton has received little media coverage. This is surprising given it has changed proponents, quietly abandoned previous carbon capture and storage commitments, and would potentially add one million tonnes of annual emissions into our already fire-choked atmosphere for decades into the future.
