"Bell Canada is renovating the former Merit Functional Foods facility to house what it calls a small data centre as part of the company's effort to deliver sovereign AI infrastructure for Canada."
"Merit was unable to fully scale up operations, in part due to low-priced pea protein imports from China. The company entered receivership in early 2023, owing $95 million to its two main creditors."
"Bell's small presence at the former Merit site will require 5.5MW of power, with a closed-loop cooling system that will not draw on municipal water supplies."
"Bell also announced plans last month to build a much larger 300MW AI data center near Regina, Sask. The $12 billion project is expected to be operational in 2027."
The Merit Functional Foods facility in Winnipeg, completed in 2021, is being transformed into a small AI data center by Bell Canada. The facility, which cost $150 million to build, faced challenges scaling operations due to low-priced imports and entered receivership in early 2023, owing $95 million. Bell's renovation will utilize 5.5MW of power and a closed-loop cooling system. Additionally, Bell plans to construct a larger 300MW AI data center near Regina, expected to be operational by 2027.
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