Crusoe and Lancium Childress AI data center campus

Name: Crusoe and Lancium Childress AI data center campus
Address: US

Announced

United States · 1 project · Last reported 2026-07-15

Summary

Crusoe and Lancium announced in July 2026 a grid-connected AI data center campus of 1.0 GW on 270 acres owned by Lancium in Childress, Texas, repeating the partnership model used at Abilene. Lancium owns the land, secures the interconnection and develops the energy infrastructure, including behind-the-meter solar and storage; Crusoe designs, builds and operates the data center for an unnamed hyperscale technology company. Construction was expected to start in the third quarter of 2026, using closed-loop liquid cooling.

Source record as of 2026-07-15 · Details and sources

Location

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Projects (1)

Crusoe and Lancium Childress AI data center campus

Announced last observed as of 2026-07-15 · Reported status

Location: Childress, Childress County, Texas, US. City centroid of Childress from Wikipedia (s3); the announcements name the city and county but give no address for the 270-acre site. Crusoe; Lancium; Wikipedia

Use: Ai unspecified

Capacity, investment and other figures

Measure	Value	Scope	As of	Notes	Sources
Power capacity	1,000 MW	Planned · Campus · Unspecified	2026-07-15	Grid-connected capacity at full scale; IT versus total not stated.	Crusoe; Lancium
Land area	270 acres	Acquired · Campus	2026-07-15		Crusoe; Lancium
Jobs permanent	more than 100 count	Planned · Campus	2026-07-15		Crusoe; Lancium

Companies and organizations

Name	Role	Notes	Sources
Crusoe	Developer	Designs and builds the data center.	Crusoe; Lancium
Crusoe	Operator		Crusoe; Lancium
Lancium	Owner	Owns the 270-acre site; secures the power interconnection and develops and manages the energy infrastructure.	Crusoe; Lancium

Timeline

Date	Event	Actual or planned	Notes	Sources
2026-07-15	Announced	Actual		Crusoe; Lancium
2026-Q3	Construction started	Planned		Crusoe; Lancium

Power supply

Type	Description	Sources
Grid	Grid-connected campus with the interconnection secured by Lancium.	Crusoe; Lancium
Solar	Behind-the-meter solar described in Lancium's release.	Lancium
Battery storage	Energy storage resources at the campus, described as supporting grid reliability and efficiency.	Crusoe; Lancium

Sources for these details

Crusoe and Lancium Announce 1.0 Gigawatt AI Data Center Campus in Childress, Texas — Crusoe; 2026-07-15
Crusoe and Lancium Announce 1.0 Gigawatt AI Data Center Campus in Childress, Texas — Lancium; 2026-07-15
Childress, Texas — Wikipedia; publication date not stated · Archived source

Companies

Developer: Crusoe (unknown scope) evidence
Developer: Crusoe (unknown scope) evidence
Operator: Crusoe (unknown scope) evidence
Operator: Crusoe (unknown scope) evidence
Owner: Lancium (unknown scope) evidence
Owner: Lancium (unknown scope) evidence

Source and location review

Status source

Crusoe and Lancium Announce 1.0 Gigawatt AI Data Center Campus in Childress, Texas evidence row
Crusoe · published 2026-07-15 · Company disclosure

Locator

Locality reference only · Compiled location reference · locality evidence

Source checks

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No imagery review is recorded for this project. Its status rests only on the dated authoritative source. · no independent imagery verification

Status age at review: 104 days before the data update on 2026-10-27

Location details

Coordinates: 34.42810, -100.21500
Geometry licence: source-terms-not-recorded
Use scope: Locality reference only
Scope class: locality
Authority: Compiled location reference
Source entity: Project
Method: imported_reference_point
Derivation: imported_reference_point
Precision scope: City centroid of Childress from Wikipedia (s3); the announcements name the city and county but give no address for the 270-acre site.
Horizontal uncertainty: Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
Geometry evidence: c00fd435

A locator places the site on the map. It is not a building footprint, a construction extent or a surveyed boundary unless the use scope is an official boundary, and even then it is a parcel or permit boundary.

Evidence

Sources are linked, not redistributed; each keeps its own terms. An archived copy is a lookup for the Wayback Machine capture nearest the retrieval date and may be unavailable or differ from what was reviewed. Each hash states what it covers; imported factual records are not publisher-page captures.

Evidence for Crusoe and Lancium Childress AI data center campus
Title	Publisher	Roles	Published	Retrieved	Licence	Attribution	Content hash (SHA-256)
Childress, Texas Archived copy	Wikipedia Other	Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record	not stated	2026-10-09	source-terms-not-recorded	Wikipedia	`df9fd2e0a6114639f7f056b13aa084d8b47144f910e562d2a8eac83ee1774524` Factual source record; not the publisher page
Crusoe and Lancium Announce 1.0 Gigawatt AI Data Center Campus in Childress, Texas Archived copy	Crusoe Company disclosure	Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Jobs Permanent, Metric: Land Area, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Announced, Milestone: Construction Started, Power Source: Battery Storage, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Operator claim, Owner claim	2026-07-15	2026-10-09	source-terms-not-recorded	Crusoe	`dca605dda0c05bb17e145a1bbd75f42b51f8155ec273800a8dd7bd77f1dbfa1a` Factual source record; not the publisher page
Crusoe and Lancium Announce 1.0 Gigawatt AI Data Center Campus in Childress, Texas Archived copy	Lancium Company disclosure	Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Jobs Permanent, Metric: Land Area, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Announced, Milestone: Construction Started, Power Source: Battery Storage, Power Source: Grid, Power Source: Solar, Role: Developer, Operator claim, Owner claim	2026-07-15	2026-10-09	source-terms-not-recorded	Lancium	`a9ab79df6c74577a5f7a730cf3ce49feb20a80d7b10dd654aae26d56612ca13b` Factual source record; not the publisher page

Cite this site

Kyars, K. (2026). Crusoe and Lancium Childress AI data center campus [site vcc-site-5cc5c2b2cb554d5a3255]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-5cc5c2b2cb554d5a3255/

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