Crusoe Contracts 4.9 GW of AI Data Center Capacity Across Five U.S. Campuses

DENVER — June 9, 2026 — Crusoe, the AI factory company, announced it has contracted 4.9 gigawatts (GW) of AI infrastructure capacity across its data center projects and its Crusoe Cloud platform. The company's total pipeline — including contracted projects, sites under active tenant negotiation, and sites in advanced development — exceeds 40 GW.

"The demand from the world's leading technology companies for AI infrastructure — quickly and at scale — has never been greater, and Crusoe is uniquely positioned to meet it," said Chase Lochmiller, Co-founder and CEO of Crusoe. "We work shoulder to shoulder with our customers to move from vision to operational infrastructure at the speed AI demands. The nearly five gigawatts under contract is a reflection of the trust our customers have placed in Crusoe, and that's a responsibility we take seriously."

Five-Campus U.S. Footprint Anchored in Texas and Missouri

Crusoe's contracted portfolio spans five AI data center campuses across the United States. The company's flagship campus is a 1.2 GW facility in Abilene, Texas, purpose-built for Oracle. Two buildings at that campus are currently operational, with six additional buildings under construction.

Crusoe recently broke ground on a second campus in Abilene — a 900 MW facility purpose-built for Microsoft. The company is also contracted to develop two additional large-scale campuses in Texas and a fifth campus in Missouri, each in various stages of site work and construction. Specific addresses, square footage figures, and lease structures were not disclosed in the announcement.

Each campus is paired with a dedicated power strategy tailored to the energy resources and site requirements of its specific location, the company said.

Vertical Integration as a Development Model

Crusoe describes its model as vertically integrated across energy, compute, and cloud services. While most data center developers treat power procurement and construction as sequential processes, Crusoe said it co-develops them from the outset. The company manufactures long-lead electrical components at its own facilities in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, and ships prefabricated equipment ready for installation at each campus site.

The vertical integration extends to Crusoe Cloud, the company's AI platform built for training, inference, and high-performance computing workloads. Crusoe designs, builds, and operates its own underlying infrastructure, which the company says produces timing, performance, and economic advantages for customers.

Pipeline Framed Against a Market McKinsey Projects at 156 GW by 2030

Crusoe's development pipeline exceeding 40 GW is framed against a market opportunity that McKinsey & Company projects will require 156 GW of AI-related data center capacity by 2030, according to the announcement. The company's power strategy spans natural gas, renewables, batteries, grid interconnection, and partnerships with energy infrastructure companies — a mix the company says enables development in locations and at scales previously considered out of reach.

"We're building the AI factories of the future and making sure every AI builder — from the most innovative AI startups to the world's largest hyperscalers and enterprises — has the infrastructure to match their ambitions," Lochmiller said.

Details on capitalization, joint venture structures, lease terms, land ownership, and tax incentive arrangements were not disclosed. Crusoe is headquartered in Denver. Additional information is available at crusoe.ai.

Key Campus Details at a Glance

Abilene, Texas (Oracle): 1.2 GW campus; two buildings operational, six under construction.
Abilene, Texas (Microsoft): 900 MW campus; ground recently broken.
Texas (Campuses 3 & 4): Two additional large-scale campuses in site work and construction phases; tenants not disclosed.
Missouri: Fifth U.S. campus in site work and construction; tenant not disclosed.
Total contracted capacity: 4.9 GW across data center projects and Crusoe Cloud.
Total development pipeline: Exceeds 40 GW.