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TELUS Kamloops Internet Data Centre / Sovereign AI Factory

TELUS · Kamloops, British Columbia

Record bc-telus-kamloops · 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06

Historical published edition. Do not treat these as newer or additional facts. Evidence reviewed through 2026-10-06. Edition publication date: 2026-10-06.

Research record, not a building count. Campus and phase overlap may exist; do not add capacity values.

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Identity provenance

Location

Reported

Kamloops, British Columbia. City or regional reference only; no facility coordinates are published.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Published location reference

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-1

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. TELUS Kamloops Internet Data Centre / Sovereign AI Factory. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-telus-kamloops; claim pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-1. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-telus-kamloops/#claim-pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-1

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Lifecycle

Expansion planned

TELUS describes expansion of its existing Kamloops data centre into the AI cluster, with an AI Factory target later in 2026. Existing facility operation and future AI expansion are separate subjects.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Facility or project lifecycle

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-2

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. TELUS Kamloops Internet Data Centre / Sovereign AI Factory. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-telus-kamloops; claim pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-2. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-telus-kamloops/#claim-pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-2

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Power

Planned

The release’s 85 MW initial power and greater-than-150 MW future target cover all three BC sites, not Kamloops alone.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Three site cluster
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Power supply or backup configuration

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-3

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. TELUS Kamloops Internet Data Centre / Sovereign AI Factory. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-telus-kamloops; claim pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-3. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-telus-kamloops/#claim-pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-3

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Hardware

Planned

The greater-than-60,000-GPU plan and named NVIDIA platforms apply to the future three-site cluster; there is no Kamloops installed count.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Three site cluster
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Hardware deployment procurement or support

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-4

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. TELUS Kamloops Internet Data Centre / Sovereign AI Factory. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-telus-kamloops; claim pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-4. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-telus-kamloops/#claim-pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-4

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Ownership

Reported

The reviewed source identifies TELUS in the operator or development role. This does not establish title to the underlying land.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Ownership operator or developer relationship

Permanent claim link · Claim pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-5

Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. TELUS Kamloops Internet Data Centre / Sovereign AI Factory. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record bc-telus-kamloops; claim pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-5. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/bc-telus-kamloops/#claim-pub-bc-telus-kamloops-review-5

Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.