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Facility · Evidence reviewed 2026-10-06

UVic EDC1 / Clearihue data centre

University of Victoria · Victoria, British Columbia

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 6174041 · CC BY 4.0

Location

Reported

Victoria, 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

Lifecycle

Institutionally listed

UVic says it maintains two enterprise data centres. A 2011 article identifies EDC1 in Clearihue as a continuing production site; that old room assignment is not a fresh operational audit.

Evidence date
Undated source
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Published identity or service listing

Capacity

Historical

The 2011 article reports approximately 1,120 servers supported by EDC1. This is a historical server count, not current power or installed inventory.

Evidence date
2011
Checked
2026-10-05
Scope
Facility
Evidence type
Reported
Status describes
Capacity at stated basis and scope
Quantity type
Power basis as stated
Basis
Source-reported basis stated in text; not verified operating IT load.

Power

Reported

UVic’s current service description promises enterprise power/network/cooling across both centres, without an EDC1-specific fuel or MW specification.

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

Ownership

Reported

The reviewed source identifies University of Victoria 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