Map / BC

Verified 2026-08-01

Bell AI Fabric Kamloops

Bell Canada, with Groq (inference partner) / Kamloops, BC

Operating

Power path

Grid

Generation tech

AI inference (Groq LPU-based)

Utility

BC Hydro

Queue reference

Not stated

Target online

2025-Q2

Announced

2025-05-28

Verification

multiple

Coordinate

50.6745, -120.3273 (town)

Getting power in British Columbia

Effectively closed to unsolicited load: capacity is capped and allocated by competitive call, not first-come-first-served.

The full British Columbia record, with the route to power, the binding constraint and every dated policy event.

Sources

• Bell announces plans to open six AI data centres in B.C. 2025-05-28
• Bell, Buzz HPC Announce new 6.5MW data centre in B.C. 2026-03-25

First Bell AI Fabric site, 7MW, targeted June 2025 opening with Groq. 'Operating' status is inferred from later (March 2026) coverage treating this site as an established, existing part of the network -- reasonable but not a direct 'now operating' confirmation. Distinct from TELUS's separate, older Kamloops data centre.

Other tracked projects in British Columbia

• Bell AI Fabric -- two additional undisclosed BC sites Bell Canada · 400 MW · Announced
• Telus Kamloops sovereign AI data centre (expansion) Telus, in partnership with Government of Canada · 85 MW · Announced
• IREN Mackenzie Data Center IREN Ltd. (formerly Iris Energy) · 80 MW · Operating
• DMG Blockchain Christina Lake Data Center DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. · 65 MW · Construction
• IREN Prince George Data Center IREN Ltd. (formerly Iris Energy) · 50 MW · Operating
• IREN Canal Flats Data Center IREN Ltd. (formerly Iris Energy) · 30 MW · Operating
• Bell AI Fabric Kamloops -- Thompson Rivers University site Bell Canada · 26 MW · Announced
• Bell AI Fabric Merritt (with Buzz HPC) Bell Canada; Buzz HPC (subsidiary of HIVE Digital Technologies) as GPU tenant · 7 MW · Announced

Last verified 2026-08-01. Corrections: sam@mccordinvestments.com