Anthropic Leases EverWind Nova Scotia Data Centre for at Least 20 Years
Summary
EverWind Fuels is building a data centre at Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, that Anthropic says will power Claude models. Anthropic will lease the first phase for at least 20 years. EverWind says it is raising $8 billion in private capital, and the first 95-megawatt phase is due online by the end of 2027.
Key Points
- EverWind CEO Trent Vichie calls the project "investment that is in the ground here, supporting Nova Scotians."
- EverWind says a 325-megawatt second phase follows in 2028, bringing the site to 420 megawatts.
- Thomas Arnason McNeil of the Ecology Action Centre says thorough impact assessments are essential before the project proceeds.