900 MW AI campus planned
Crusoe Energy announced plans for a 900 MW 'AI factory campus' in Abilene, Texas to support large-scale Microsoft AI workloads — a major bet on regional power and compute capacity (convergedigest.com). The project signals growing demand for purpose-built energy and infrastructure to run hyperscale AI jobs and could reshape local grid and real‑estate economics as cloud providers expand capacity.
Microsoft has signed to take 900 MW of capacity at Crusoe’s Abilene site, a commitment that pushes the full campus’ projected capacity to roughly 2.1 GW. (crusoe.ai)) Land clearing and site preparation are already under way at the new campus, and Crusoe says the first of the new buildings is scheduled to be energized in mid‑2027. (publicnow.com)) Crusoe’s plan includes two new data‑hall buildings supported by a behind‑the‑meter power plant paired with battery storage intended to enhance reliability and mitigate local grid constraints. (datacenterknowledge.com)) Reporting from Data Centre Dynamics notes each of the two new buildings will offer roughly 336 MW of IT capacity apiece. (datacenterdynamics.com)) The expansion follows Oracle and OpenAI’s decision in March 2026 to abandon a planned Abilene buildout, a collapse Bloomberg says created the opening for other hyperscalers and involved Nvidia placing a roughly $150 million deposit tied to tenant discussions. (bloomberg.com)) The Abilene campus sits on the Lancium Clean Campus and has been developed in phased stages toward multi‑gigawatt scale; industry reports place the broader site footprint at about 800 acres. (lancium.com))
