Equinix CL3 - Calgary (formerly Q9 Calgary Three) is a data center operated by Equinix 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 11.6-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 footprint remains modest at 180 MW across 61 tracked facilities, with Equinix commanding the largest single presence through multiple entities 8 facilities combined. The market is geographically fragmented, with no dominant operator controlling more than a handful of assets, and Rogers Data Centres Inc. and Arrow Group Inc. each maintaining secondary positions at three and two facilities respectively. This distributed operator base reflects a market still in consolidation phase, lacking the scale or strategic coherence that typically attracts institutional capital. The DCPI verdict of AVOID carries specific implications for acquisition-focused investors: an excess-power score of 43/100 signals meaningful undersupply relative to demand, while a constraint rating of 30/100 indicates moderate-to-serious operational headwinds. In practical terms, buyers entering…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Equinix CL3 - Calgary (formerly Q9 Calgary Three) in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.
Further networks are recorded at this location beyond those listed here.
Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.
DC Hub tracks 14 operating generating units totalling 1,768 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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