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Facility · Evidence reviewed 2026-10-06

SATO Center One / proposed Qritical AI conversion

SATO Technologies / Qritical.ai · Joliette, Quebec

Research record, not a building count. Campus and phase overlap may exist; do not add capacity values. Access dates do not establish fresh commissioning.

Identity and map provenance

City reference only; not the facility. Derived city center, rounded to four decimals. The marker is not a building, entrance, campus or parcel location. GeoNames 5987650 · CC BY 4.0

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

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

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