Mapped (unverified)colocation
Root Data Center MTL-R2
Baie-D'Urfe, Québec, Canada
Source: Primary source
Root Data Center MTL-R2 is a mapped data center in Québec, Canada. It runs on Canada's grid, which was 23% fossil-fuelled at 191 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Real parent
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Operator
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Grid carbon
191 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
77%
Region
Québec
Overview
source: linkRoot Data Center — colocation facility (2 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
191 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
77%
Fossil electricity
23%
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Canada data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- News | Canada’s first one‑gigawatt AI data centre proposed in $10 billion project in AlbertaCoStar· Feb 13, 2026
- Vantage completes latest data center in Montréal, CanadaData Center Dynamics· Jan 7, 2026
- A man in his 60s lost his life in a crash on Highway 20 in Baie-d’UrféCTV News· Jul 26, 2025
- Magna, Unifor agreement includes multiple benefits gainsBenefits Canada.com· Dec 8, 2023
- Montreal a worldwide data centre hot spotRENX· Aug 27, 2019
- Montreal data centre sector poised for major growth: ROOT CEORENX· Jan 15, 2019
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