Microsoft L’Ancienne-Lorette Data Centre
Microsoft / L'Ancienne-Lorette, QC
Construction
Not stated
announced
0 MW
energized
Construction started in June 2024. Generator tests were finished in early 2026, the substation transformers arrived in March 2026, and substation commissioning is set for autumn 2026. Microsoft expects construction to finish in early 2027 but has not given an opening date.
- Power path
- Grid
- Setup
- Hydro grid, Azure Canada East
- Utility
- Hydro-Québec
- Connection request
- Not stated
- Target online
- Not stated
- Announced
- 2023-11-22
Getting power in Quebec
Ministerial authorization. The Quebec record covers how projects get power there and what is changing.
Sources
- L'Ancienne-Lorette datacentre construction update - Microsoft Local
- Microsoft expands digital footprint in Quebec with USD$500 million investment in infrastructure and skilling initiatives
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- Vantage Quebec City Campus Vantage Data Centers · 86 MW · Construction
- Gatineau Data Hub AVAIO Digital Partners / Société immobilière ADAM · 50 MW · Not approved
- Keel Sherbrooke, Bunker Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms) · 48 MW · Operating
- eStruxture MTL-2 eStruxture · 30 MW · Operating
- Vantage Montreal III Vantage Data Centers · 30 MW · Operating
- Keel Sherbrooke, Léger Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms) · 30 MW · Operating
- HIVE Lachute HIVE Digital · 30 MW · Operating
Updated 2026-10-14.