AWS CA West 1 (Calgary) is a data center operated by AWS in Calgary, AB, CA. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Calgary data-center market on the AESO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 11.5-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Calgary — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Calgary — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Calgary's data center market comprises 37 tracked facilities totaling 180 MW of capacity, dominated by Equinix with seven facilities across the city and complemented by Rogers Data Centres Inc. and Arrow Group Inc. with three and two facilities respectively. The market remains fragmented—no single operator controls more than 4% of tracked capacity—suggesting limited consolidation pressure and stable incumbency. Despite Canada's broader data center investment momentum, evidenced by Meta's $10B Alberta commitment and Amazon's $200B AI infrastructure spree, Calgary has attracted no recent M&A activity, indicating investor caution toward the region. The DCPI verdict of AVOID is rooted in a critical infrastructure mismatch: excess-power capacity scores only 43/100, while constraint severity registers 32/100. This combination signals that available grid power is insufficient to absorb…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 15 operating generating units totalling 1,822 MW within about 50 km of Calgary, CA. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
Comparable facilities in Calgary tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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