Bell AI Fabric Merritt
Bell Canada (Buzz HPC as tenant) / Merritt, BC
Construction
7 MW
announced
0 MW
energized
Bell and Buzz HPC launched the site in March 2026, with Buzz taking 6.5 MW. Buzz's GB200 system for Cohere is due to go live in late 2026 or early 2027, and an expansion under way would double the capacity by early 2027.
- 2025-05-28 Announced
- 2027 Developer target
- Power path
- Grid
- Setup
- Grid power, liquid-cooled GPUs
- Utility
- BC Hydro
- Connection request
- Not stated
- Target online
- 2027
- Announced
- 2025-05-28
Getting power in British Columbia
Competitive call. The British Columbia record covers how projects get power there and what is changing.
Sources
- Bell, Buzz HPC Announce new 6.5MW data centre in B.C.
- HIVE's BUZZ HPC Closes USD $220 Million Sovereign AI GPU Contract with Bell AI Fabric for Cohere Inc.
- Bell Canada nearly ready to flip the switch on its AI data centre in Merritt
Other tracked projects in British Columbia
- Bell AI Fabric, two more BC sites Bell Canada · 400 MW · Announced
- IREN Mackenzie IREN · 80 MW · Operating
- DMG Christina Lake DMG Blockchain Solutions · 75 MW · Operating
- IREN Prince George IREN · 50 MW · Operating
- IREN Canal Flats IREN · 30 MW · Operating
- Bell AI Fabric Kamloops, TRU campus Bell Canada with Thompson Rivers University · 26 MW · Construction
- Bell AI Fabric Kamloops, second site Bell Canada · 26 MW · Announced
- Bell AI Fabric Kamloops Bell Canada with Groq · 7 MW · Operating
Updated 2026-10-14.