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NADAII · North American Distributed AI Infrastructure Initiative
Connecting energy, infrastructure and artificial intelligence to create a more competitive, resilient and sovereign North American digital economy.
North America has the energy resources, technological capabilities, industrial expertise and capital to lead the next generation of artificial intelligence. The opportunity is to bring these strengths together.
The North American Distributed AI Infrastructure Initiative (NADAII) is a proposed open, industry-led framework designed to accelerate the development of distributed AI infrastructure across Canada and the United States. By connecting energy producers, infrastructure developers, technology companies, AI providers, investors, policymakers and regulators, NADAII seeks to advance a practical model for transforming North America's energy advantage into the computing capacity that will power the global economy.
Energy
Power resources and generation.
Infrastructure
Distributed computing capacity.
Technology
Hardware, models and software.
Cooperation
A connected North American ecosystem.
The opportunity
Artificial intelligence is creating a new infrastructure economy.
Behind every AI model, application and intelligent system is a physical foundation: electricity generation, power infrastructure, data centres, computing hardware, connectivity, software and secure operating environments.
Demand for these resources is growing. Yet the infrastructure required to support AI is not being developed quickly or efficiently enough to meet the opportunity.
The opportunity is larger than building more data centres. It is about developing an integrated energy-to-compute economy. NADAII proposes a collaborative framework to help make that possible.
At the same time, North America possesses an extraordinary combination of complementary strengths:
Our mission
Our mission is to:
We believe the next generation of AI infrastructure should be developed through coordinated investment, practical commercial partnerships and open industry collaboration.
The framework
Connect energy producers, independent power producers, utilities and energy developers with the growing demand for AI and high-performance computing.
Advance commercially viable approaches to power sourcing, generation, energy offtake and infrastructure development.
Objective: Make reliable energy a foundation for scalable AI infrastructure.
Encourage the development of modular data centres, edge computing facilities and larger AI campuses that can be deployed according to regional energy availability, connectivity and demand.
Support phased development models that allow infrastructure to scale with actual customer requirements.
Objective: Expand computing capacity through flexible, geographically distributed deployment.
Promote infrastructure models that support data governance, jurisdictional requirements, cybersecurity, access management and workload separation.
Enable organizations to deploy AI environments that reflect their operational, regulatory and national security requirements.
Objective: Strengthen control, trust and resilience across AI infrastructure.
Encourage the publication and adoption of open technical principles, reference architectures and deployment guidelines.
Promote interoperability across energy systems, modular infrastructure, hardware, networking, software and AI platforms.
Objective: Reduce fragmentation and support a more connected infrastructure ecosystem.
Encourage bankable project structures, transparent project evaluation, credible compute demand and long-term commercial offtake arrangements.
Bring together project developers, infrastructure providers, technology companies, institutional investors and capital partners.
Objective: Translate infrastructure opportunities into financeable and executable projects.
Support regional investment, skilled employment, industrial productivity and the development of resilient digital infrastructure.
Explore how distributed computing can support manufacturing, energy systems, logistics, remote operations and other strategically important industries.
Objective: Ensure that AI infrastructure creates lasting economic value across North America.
Why distributed AI infrastructure?
Large centralized data centres will remain essential to the AI economy. But they are not the only infrastructure model required.
Distributed infrastructure can complement hyperscale facilities by bringing computing capacity closer to energy sources, industrial operations and specific regional requirements.
A more distributed model can expand deployment options, diversify infrastructure locations and support more flexible approaches to power and compute development.
The objective is not to replace centralized infrastructure. It is to build a complementary ecosystem capable of serving a wider range of workloads and customers.
This creates opportunities for:
A North American opportunity
NADAII recognizes the complementary strengths of the Canadian and American economies.
Canada can play a greater role in the AI economy by moving beyond the traditional export of energy commodities and developing energy-enabled digital infrastructure.
The United States can benefit from expanded access to energy-backed computing capacity, infrastructure partnerships and a broader North American supply chain.
NADAII is not intended to replace existing trade agreements, government policy or regulatory institutions. It is a proposed industry-led framework for identifying opportunities and encouraging practical collaboration that can complement existing North American economic relationships.
Together, both countries can explore new forms of private-sector cooperation that support:
Who should participate?
NADAII invites policymakers and regulators to participate in constructive dialogue on the policy, regulatory and infrastructure conditions required to support distributed AI development across North America.
Areas of engagement
Connect energy resources and development capabilities with emerging AI infrastructure demand.
Areas of engagement
Contribute the software, models, hardware, networking and technical capabilities required to operate the next generation of AI infrastructure.
Areas of engagement
Help mobilize capital for commercially viable energy-to-compute projects and distributed AI infrastructure.
Areas of engagement
Contribute research, technical expertise, standards development and industry collaboration.
Contribute to the frameworkHow participation works
Express interest in the initiative and identify your organization's area of expertise or intended contribution.
Participate in discussions, working groups, technical consultation and the development of shared industry principles.
Help advance the framework through research, technical documentation, infrastructure expertise, policy input or commercial collaboration.
Explore opportunities to translate the framework into real-world infrastructure projects, partnerships and deployments.
NADAII does not require participants to adopt a single technology, commercial model or infrastructure provider. Its objective is to encourage an open ecosystem built on practical cooperation and shared principles.
The call to action
The AI economy will be shaped not only by the companies developing models, but also by the organizations generating the energy, building the infrastructure, deploying the hardware and enabling the applications.
North America has the resources and capabilities to lead. What is needed is greater coordination between the industries that will make this possible.
NADAII invites policymakers, regulators, energy companies, infrastructure developers, technology providers, AI companies, investors and research institutions to participate in shaping this next chapter of North American infrastructure development.
The opportunity is here. The infrastructure must follow.
NADAII — North American Distributed AI Infrastructure Initiative
An open, industry-led framework advancing distributed AI infrastructure across North America.
Energy. Infrastructure. Intelligence.
Initiative status: NADAII is a proposed industry-led initiative. It is not a government agency, regulatory body, treaty, trade agreement or formal intergovernmental program. Participation, organizational affiliations and commercial partnerships are subject to individual agreement. References to potential applications, participants and collaborations do not imply endorsement, commitment or existing contractual relationships.
