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Manitoba Premier Blocks 500-MW Gas-Powered AI Data Centre

6/5/2026

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said the AI data centre near Winnipeg will not be approved.
Jet AI Inc. and Consensus Core Technologies Inc. proposed a 500-MW centre using natural-gas turbines.
Kinew said limited economic benefits and Manitoba’s 1-1.5 MW compute use cannot justify environmental risks or harm the province’s clean-energy future.
A Change.org petition with 13,500 signatures cites CEO Wayne Lloyd’s claim the project would create jobs without using grid power.

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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said the AI data centre near Winnipeg will not be approved.
Jet AI Inc. and Consensus Core Technologies Inc. proposed a 500-MW centre using natural-gas turbines.
Kinew said limited economic benefits and Manitoba’s 1-1.5 MW compute use cannot justify environmental risks or harm the province’s clean-energy future.
A Change.org petition with 13,500 signatures cites CEO Wayne Lloyd’s claim the project would create jobs without using grid power.