Bell AI Fabric Merritt

Merritt, British Columbia, CanadaOperating

Planned / design: 7 MW
Updated: Oct 28, 2026

BCE's August 5, 2026 quarterly report expects the second phase of Merritt to enter service in early 2027. This is an expansion forecast, distinct from the first phase already in operation, with no additional operating MW inferred. Bell AI Fabric Merritt is a physical facility in Merritt, British Columbia. Bell's original 7 MW site plan and BUZZ HPC's immediate 6.5 MW gross allocation describe different scopes.

Capacity

Original design capacity

Planned / design or future potential

7 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Merritt operationsOperational

1 building

6.5 MW gross immediate BUZZ allocation within original 7 MW facility plan.

Milestones (3)

Merritt original opening target

2025 · Event timing type not established

Status not stated · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Merritt launched

Mar 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked

BUZZ 6.5 MW gross allocation announced

Mar 25, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Participants

No participants published.

Site & development

Buzz immediate gross allocation

Source report

6.5 MW gross

Source

Building power cooling provider

Actual

Bell

Source

Technical specifications

Cooling type

Actual

Closed loop liquid cooling

Source

Municipal water draw for cooling

Source report

False

Source

Additional project facts

Operating status

Actual

Live

Source

Launch timing

Actual

2026-03-Late

Source

Buzz expansion option

Source report

True

Source

Compute tenant

Actual

BUZZ HPC

Source

Compute hardware funder

Actual

Tenant

Source

Workloads

Actual

AI inference and training

Source

Cohere hypertec buzz collaboration uses site

Source report

True

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)

Electric grid

Operational

7 MW original facility plan

Separate from BUZZ's immediate 6.5 MW gross allocation.

Cooling system

Operational

6.5 MW gross customer allocation

High-density closed-loop liquid-cooled infrastructure; no municipal water draw for cooling.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.