EverWind announces $10-billion data centre campus

Key Takeaways:

• EverWind is investing $10 billion in a 420 MW AI data centre campus at Point Tupper and four onshore wind farms across Nova Scotia.
• The private buildout will create 2,000 construction jobs and incorporate utility-scale battery storage to protect local power ratepayers from grid costs.
• A First Nations consortium led by Membertou Development Corporation is negotiating an equity stake in the facility, supported by a multi-million-dollar local community benefit fund.

The Whole Story:

Clean energy developer EverWind has unveiled plans for a $10-billion private development featuring a 420-megawatt artificial intelligence data centre campus at Point Tupper and a $2-billion onshore wind generation buildout across Nova Scotia.

AI development company Anthropic confirmed that it is signing a long-term lease to use the facility.

The combined initiative represents the largest privately funded development in Nova Scotia’s history. The project is projected to generate 2,000 construction jobs and 215 permanent operational roles across the data centre and wind facilities.

Key components of the development include:

• Data Centre Campus ($8+ Billion): EverWind has secured a long-term lease with Anthropic for an initial 95-megawatt phase scheduled for late 2027, followed by a 325-megawatt expansion targeted for 2028.
• Onshore Wind Portfolio ($2 Billion): Capital will advance four regional wind developments—Bear Lake, Windy Ridge, Kmtnuk, and Upper Afton—to supply clean electricity to the campus and the provincial grid.
• Grid Protections & Battery Storage: EverWind will fully fund all electrical interconnection, network upgrade, and infrastructure costs to shield Nova Scotia power ratepayers from rate increases. The campus will incorporate several hundred megawatt-hours of utility-scale battery storage, enabling the data centre to ramp down grid power draws during peak system demand.
• Closed-Loop Cooling: The facility will use an air-driven, closed-loop water-glycol system. Full 420-megawatt operations are expected to draw approximately 500,000 litres of water daily—less than 1.5 per cent of the safe yield from the local Landrie Lake supply.
• Indigenous & Community Benefits: EverWind is negotiating an equity ownership stake in the data centre campus with a First Nations consortium led by Membertou Development Corporation. The project includes a community benefit fund valued in the tens of millions of dollars, alongside $400 million in projected municipal tax revenues over the assets’ lifespans.

According to economic impact modeling by Davis Pier, construction will generate $2.4 billion in direct provincial spending and $2 billion in provincial GDP, followed by $137 million in annual operational GDP and $1.5 billion in provincial corporate income taxes over the initial 20-year lease term.

“Point Tupper has supported industry in the Strait Region for more than 50 years,” said Trent Vichie, Founder and CEO of EverWind. “Today’s announcement represents major new investment in Nova Scotia’s digital and energy infrastructure… creating more opportunities for people to find jobs and build their careers at home in rural Nova Scotia.”

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston described the private investment as a major economic milestone: “A private investment of more than $10 billion, the largest in our province’s history, has the potential to create thousands of jobs, strengthen rural economies, and position Nova Scotia as a leader in the growing digital and clean energy economy.”

EverWind confirmed that the data centre development will run parallel to its ongoing green hydrogen and ammonia export plans at the Point Tupper industrial hub.