Facility · Evidence reviewed 2026-10-06
Chip WAT1
CHIP Data Centers · Waterloo, Ontario
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
- Name: CHIP Data Centers
- Operator: CHIP Data Centers
- Province: CHIP Data Centers
- City: CHIP Data Centers
- Record kind: CHIP Data Centers
- Disposition: CHIP Data Centers
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 6176823 · CC BY 4.0
Location
ReportedCHIP Data Centers identifies WAT1 in Waterloo, Ontario. No street address or parcel ownership is established.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Operator marketed facility identity
- Waterloo – WAT1 - Chip Data Centers · CHIP Data Centers
Power
MarketedThe marketed design combines grid supply, N+1 UPS and diesel backup, with 48-hour backup runtime.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Power supply or backup configuration
- Waterloo – WAT1 - Chip Data Centers · CHIP Data Centers
Cooling
MarketedCHIP advertises air and liquid-to-chip cooling for racks up to 200 kW; installed scope is not independently established.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Cooling system at stated scope
- Waterloo – WAT1 - Chip Data Centers · CHIP Data Centers
Hardware
SupportedNVIDIA B300 and GB300 NVL72 are listed as supported hardware, not an installed or purchased fleet.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Hardware deployment procurement or support
- Waterloo – WAT1 - Chip Data Centers · CHIP Data Centers
Capacity
MarketedWAT1 markets 4 MW ready-for-service in 2026; its detailed table separates 2 MW primary power and 2 MW expansion. These are operator schedules, not verified energized IT load.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Facility or project lifecycle
- Quantity type
- Unspecified power
- Basis
- marketed 2026 RFS total
- Reported quantity
- 4 MW
- Waterloo – WAT1 - Chip Data Centers · CHIP Data Centers
Capacity
PlannedThe operator targets 8 MW total in 2027.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Capacity at stated basis and scope
- Quantity type
- Unspecified power
- Basis
- 2027 target
- Reported quantity
- 8 MW
- Waterloo – WAT1 - Chip Data Centers · CHIP Data Centers