My understanding is that one data centre alone could be 300 megawatts. The small modular reactor currently being built in Darlington is 300 megawatts itself. Without safe, reliable power, our AI strategy is doomed to failure.
The Independent Electricity System Operator did a study in 2023. It showed that moving Ontario to a clean grid by 2050 is going to take from 42,000 megawatts to 88,000 megawatts. It's going to cost $400 billion and require six times the 14,000 workers currently in the field. How are we going to go about that, if we're going to grow a sovereign AI industry sector for all, without a clean and reliable source of energy?