Crusoe has begun construction on the second phase of its data center conglomeration on the Lancium Clean Campus in Abilene, Texas.
Expected to be completed in mid-2026, phase two adds six additional buildings, bringing the total facility to eight buildings, approximately four million square feet, and a total power capacity of 1.2GW.
The company first began constructing the AI data center in Abilene in June 2024. The initial phase, comprising two buildings at 980,000 square feet and 200MW+, is expected to be energized in the first half of 2025.
That site was originally set to be leased to Oracle, who would then lease it to Microsoft, for use by OpenAI. With the January announcement of Stargate, OpenAI's $500 billion data center effort backed by Oracle, that contract is believed to have transferred over to Stargate.
OpenAI has spoken about operating as many as eight buildings at the Abilene campus, but the exact state of the arrangement has yet to be disclosed. Crusoe declined to comment on whether the new phase is for Stargate.
This week, the company announced a 4.5GW joint venture to get access to gas power.
“Our expansion in Abilene marks a significant milestone for the industry,” said Chase Lochmiller, co-founder & CEO of Crusoe.
"The sheer scale of compute power concentrated here is remarkable, defining an entirely new category for digital infrastructure, the AI factory. Bringing this facility to life will enable intelligence to be manufactured with unprecedented speed and scale. Crusoe is proud to provide the infrastructure that will advance humanity forward by accelerating the proliferation and ambitions of AI,
Michael McNamara, co-founder and CEO of Lancium, added: “Operating data centers at this scale and beyond demands campus level innovation to ensure grid reliability under all workloads.
"We are very excited to showcase the Lancium Clean Campus and energy services model that pairs new behind-the-meter resources with the grid interconnect to transform large loads from potential risks to robust grid assets."
