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Crusoe Abilene AI factory campus for Microsoft
Site records
Crusoe's second AI campus in Abilene, Texas, on Lancium-owned land adjacent to its first Abilene campus, announced in March 2026 to support large-scale AI workloads for Microsoft. The 900 MW site has two buildings, each designed for 336 MW of critical IT load, a 900 MW behind-the-meter on-site power plant paired with medium-voltage battery storage, and closed-loop, non-evaporative liquid cooling. Land clearing and site preparation were under way at announcement, Crusoe said in July 2026 that it was building the campus, and the first building is expected to be energized in mid-2027.
This record reports under construction as of 2026-07-15. Crusoe
Location: Abilene, Texas, US. Crusoe places the campus in Abilene, adjacent to its existing campus, without an address. Coordinates are the Abilene city point from its Wikipedia article; the city spans Taylor and Jones counties, so no county is recorded. Crusoe; Crusoe; Wikipedia
Use: Ai unspecified
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power capacity | 900 MW | Planned · Campus · Unspecified | 2026-07-15 | Crusoe's headline size for the new site; it does not say whether this is IT or facility power. | Crusoe; The Register; Crusoe |
| Power capacity | 336 MW | Planned · Phase · It load · Building 1 | 2026-03-27 | Each of the two buildings is designed to deliver 336 MW of critical IT load; the first is due to be energized in mid-2027. | Crusoe; The Register |
| Power capacity | 336 MW | Planned · Phase · It load · Building 2 | 2026-03-27 | Crusoe; The Register | |
| Power capacity | 900 MW | Planned · Campus · Onsite generation | 2026-03-27 | Behind-the-meter on-site power plant; Crusoe did not disclose the generation technology or fuel. | Crusoe; The Register |
| Buildings | 2 count | Planned · Campus | 2026-03-27 | Crusoe; The Register |
Companies and organizations
| Name | Role | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crusoe | Developer | Crusoe; Crusoe; Crusoe | |
| Microsoft | Tenant | Crusoe says the campus will support large-scale AI workloads for Microsoft; lease terms were not disclosed. | Crusoe; The Register |
| Lancium | Owner | Crusoe describes the land as adjacent Lancium-owned land. | Crusoe |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Announced | Actual | Crusoe; The Register | |
| 2026-03 | Construction started | Actual | Land clearing and site preparation were under way when the campus was announced. | Crusoe; The Register |
| 2027 | First operational | Planned | First building expected to be energized in mid-2027. | Crusoe; The Register |
Power supply
| Type | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Other | A 900 MW behind-the-meter on-site power plant that Crusoe says supports grid resilience; Crusoe has not said what fuel or technology it uses. | Crusoe; The Register |
| Battery storage | Medium-voltage battery energy storage paired with the on-site plant. | Crusoe |
This is a separate build from the eight-building Stargate Abilene campus (openai-stargate-abilene); Crusoe gives about 2.1 GW for its two Abilene campuses combined. The Register reports that Oracle and OpenAI had planned to lease this expansion before negotiations and financing fell through, and that Meta had been expected to take it before Microsoft; these are press reports, not company statements, and are not recorded as parties. In September 2026 Crusoe said it had two campuses under development in Abilene but gave no new status detail for this one.
Related projects: openai stargate abilene
Sources for these details
- Crusoe announces new 900 MW AI factory campus in Abilene, Texas to support Microsoft AI infrastructure — Crusoe; 2026-03-27 · Archived source
- Microsoft takes up residence next to OpenAI, Oracle at Crusoe's 900 MW Texas datacenter expansion — The Register; 2026-03-27 · Archived source
- Crusoe and Lancium announce 1.0 gigawatt AI data center campus in Childress, Texas — Crusoe; 2026-07-15 · Archived source
- Crusoe developing data center campus in Armstrong County, Texas — Crusoe; 2026-09-28
- Abilene, Texas — Wikipedia; publication date not stated
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