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CALGARY – Data centre demand is growing, and how it is powered is a choice. EverWind’s announcement of more than $10 billion in planned private investment in Nova Scotia, anchored by a signed long-term lease with an AI developer, shows that choice can mean new wind generation.

“Nova Scotia is leading again,” said Jorden Dye, Director of BRC-Canada. “This is a massive wind build out that takes advantage of the province’s resources, and it is happening because the rules allow it. If data centres are going to be built, this is the right way to do it. It validates what we are seeing globally: when you create the conditions to power new demand with clean energy, it can drive a massive build out of renewables.”

Nova Scotia has been creating those conditions for some time. Its Green Choice Program, which opened in December 2023 and accepted all applicants, selected two wind projects totaling 262 MW in its first round. A second round seeking 1,200 GWh of renewable electricity per year is now underway. BRC-Canada's research shows the province has also led Canada in new corporate renewable energy deals over the past two years, and EverWind’s plan adds to that momentum.

This project follows the same partnership pattern as Green Choice, where both first-round projects are co-owned with Mi’kmaw partners. EverWind’s Phase 1 wind projects are majority owned by a Mi’kmaw consortium led by Membertou First Nation, and EverWind says a First Nations consortium led by Membertou Development Corporation is negotiating an ownership stake in the data centre.

“It’s great to see Indigenous partners at the table from the start, with majority ownership of the wind projects and an equity stake in the data centre under negotiation,” said Dye. “These are choices that governments and developers are making, and Nova Scotia’s choices are paying off. We hope provinces across the country are taking note and seeing what can be achieved when we create the conditions to advance the energy transition.”

Quick facts

• BRC-Canada’s Renewables in Review 2025 found that Nova Scotia has become Canada’s leading province for corporate renewable energy procurement.
• Since January 2019, 3.63 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy have been purchased Canada-wide (though largely in Alberta) through power purchase agreements (PPAs), enabling a total of 4.77 GW of project capacity. This equates to 14,700 gigawatt-hours per year of energy provided, leading to:
  • the creation of 7,000 jobs,
  • $7.5 billion in capital investment, and
  • the production of enough energy to power 1.9 million homes.
• In addition, $70 million in municipal tax revenues was provided to Alberta communities in 2025 from wind and solar projects operating in their municipalities.

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Report: 2025 Renewables in Review
Statistics: See our Deal Tracker web page for quarterly updates on community benefits