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SATO Center One / proposed Qritical AI conversion

SATO Technologies / Qritical.ai · Joliette, Quebec

Record QC-SATO-JOLIETTE · 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-07

Current selected data edition. Evidence reviewed through 2026-10-06. Edition publication date: 2026-10-07.

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

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Identity provenance

Lifecycle

Mining site with proposed conversion

SATO describes an existing Joliette mining facility and a proposed Qritical.ai conversion for AI/HPC workloads.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Facility or project lifecycle
Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. SATO Center One / proposed Qritical AI conversion. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record QC-SATO-JOLIETTE; claim pub-quebec-east-QC-SATO-JOLIETTE-1. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-07 (publication date: 2026-10-07); 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-2026-10-07/records/QC-SATO-JOLIETTE/#claim-pub-quebec-east-QC-SATO-JOLIETTE-1

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Capacity

Reported

The issuer describes up to 20 MW of existing hydroelectric-powered infrastructure for possible repurposing.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Reported capacity
Quantity type
Facility power
Basis
issuer-described existing infrastructure/repurposing ceiling; not commissioned AI IT load
Reported quantity
20 MW · up to
Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. SATO Center One / proposed Qritical AI conversion. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record QC-SATO-JOLIETTE; claim pub-quebec-east-QC-SATO-JOLIETTE-2. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-07 (publication date: 2026-10-07); 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-2026-10-07/records/QC-SATO-JOLIETTE/#claim-pub-quebec-east-QC-SATO-JOLIETTE-2

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Development

Conditional plan

The AI plan envisages liquid cooling and 100 Gbps multi-provider connectivity, with delivery 6–9 months after a definitive anchor-customer agreement.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility · AI Factory 1 conversion
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Development milestone
Citation text (select to copy)

Clarion Solutions. SATO Center One / proposed Qritical AI conversion. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record QC-SATO-JOLIETTE; claim pub-quebec-east-QC-SATO-JOLIETTE-3. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-07 (publication date: 2026-10-07); 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-2026-10-07/records/QC-SATO-JOLIETTE/#claim-pub-quebec-east-QC-SATO-JOLIETTE-3

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