Data centre projects and their power path
Canada. Updated monthly.
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Brightness is power drawn
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- In queue
- Construction
- Operating
- Not approved
Dot size is announced capacity.
DATA CENTRE · ENERGY · INDUSTRIAL · CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL
Hard to find. Needed fast.
Gas turbines, gensets, transformers and critical spares. New or already built. Direct to whoever holds the unit, against your date.
Speed is how we operate. We act for the buyer and hold the critical path on equipment.
When the unit is hard to find, or the lead time lands after the date, send the requirement.
What we source
Four classes, specified the way a project specifies them.
OEM new build and the global secondary and surplus market are both in scope. Which one answers depends on the specification and the date.
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1 TO 50+ MW
Gas turbines and gensets
Complete units, containerized and trailer-mounted systems where relevant. Bridge power to energize now, or prime power staged to a ramp.
Frequency, fuel and site conditions are confirmed before a supply path is assessed.
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THE ELECTRICAL BLOCK
Transformers, switchgear, and balance of plant
The equipment that turns raw generation into a working site. Often the critical path on a build.
Frequently the real constraint, not the turbine.
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AERODERIVATIVE TO FRAME
Turbine parts and components
Outage-critical parts sourced against OEM part number and technical identity, not a loose description.
Part number, or it is not the same part.
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BEYOND GENERATION
Heavy industrial assets
Industrial sourcing across wider plant and infrastructure scope, on the same buyer-side basis.
Same basis, wider scope.
How we work
A requirement is worked to a specification, not an enquiry.
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Define it. Model or part number, capacity, frequency, voltage, configuration, accepted condition, quantity, site, and the date required on site.
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Work both channels. OEM new build and the global secondary market, in parallel where the date demands it.
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Validate. What the unit actually is, who controls it, what the records show, and whether the delivery path holds the date.
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Open the executable route. Not a long list. The strongest route against the required date, evidence available, and transaction process.
On projects that want a more turnkey route, engineering can be added to the sourcing: a senior power systems engineer on machine class and configuration, grid connection concept, fuel and emissions position, and siting constraints. Where a project allows it, we prefer the lower-emission option.
Records are not always complete. The check produces a clear account of what is known and what is not, in front of the buyer before any decision. It reduces exposure; it does not remove it.
Requirements come from data centre developers, power developers, EPCs, utilities and IPPs, mining, oil and gas, and heavy industry.
Verification standard
A lead is not an option.
Before a route is brought forward, the relevant facts are tested against the requirement. The depth of review depends on the asset and process, but the control questions remain the same.
- Identity
- Model, configuration, serial or part reference, and package scope.
- Control
- Seller authority, ownership path, and ability to transact.
- Condition
- Hours, inspection history, preservation, records, or physical review where available.
- Completeness
- Auxiliaries, controls, documentation, spares, interfaces, and exclusions.
- Delivery
- Release conditions, freight path, site constraints, and date exposure.
- Commercial process
- Confidentiality, buyer mandate, seller procedure, and conflict control.
Evidence is assessed to the extent the relevant asset, counterparty, and process permit. No equipment or availability claim is made until the relevant evidence has been reviewed.
The date is the constraint.
The queue above slips 416 days at the median. Your build cannot. On a power build the critical path is rarely one machine. It is generation, the electrical block, fuel, logistics and commissioning arriving in the right order. Equipment sourcing matters only when it is built around the date power has to arrive. So the requirement date comes first, and every option is measured against it: what the unit is, who controls it, what the records show, and whether the delivery path holds.
The evidence
Power that arrives on a schedule is bought, not queued for.
A project that wants grid power in Alberta files to join a connection list, then waits for a date. AESO republishes that list monthly. We read it because our clients cannot afford to wait in it: entry by entry, against the edition before.
Alberta publishes what large loads have filed. 91% of the capacity on that list carries no connection date.
- 416 days, median in-service slip across the 11 filed entries that moved a date
- 7 of 49 references ever seen have left the list
AESO edition 20, August 2026. Republished monthly, and read here entry by entry against the edition before it. How the figures reconcile
Transcribed from AESO's published connection list, 2026-08-18. Alberta publishes a monthly connection queue carrying per-project load and in-service dates; most other operators publish nothing comparable. Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick publish project-level lists that are not queues, and elsewhere the map is built from filings, permits and company disclosure. Map points are public projects, not McCord clients or equipment held.
We act for buyers of critical power and industrial equipment.
Send a requirement.
Send what you have. We will establish whether a credible route exists.
- Model, part number, or equipment class, and capacity
- Required configuration and condition, with frequency and voltage where they apply
- Delivery location
- Date required onsite
Holding equipment? We assess supply against separate buyer requirements. Tell us what you are holding