Crusoe Secures ~750MW Power Agreement With Bergen Engines for AI Data Center Development

BERGEN, NORWAY / DENVER, CO — AI infrastructure company Crusoe has signed an approximately 750-megawatt power agreement with Bergen Engines to supply on-site natural gas generation capacity for AI data center campuses across the United States, the companies announced June 3, 2026. The agreement is structured as a roughly 438MW firm contract alongside a 310MW letter of intent, with engine deliveries phased to multiple Crusoe data center locations through 2027.

Deal Structure and Equipment

Under the terms of the agreement, Bergen Engines will supply 27 B36:45V20AG2 gensets rated at 12.5 megawatts each, alongside 20 B36:45L9AG units rated at 5 megawatts each, as part of the initial 438MW contract. The 310MW letter of intent covers additional units from the same engine platforms. All units will be delivered to multiple Crusoe data center locations in the United States, phased through 2027.

The gensets will feature alternators from Marelli Motori and will be integrated with SHIELD-X Dynamic Power Stabilization technology from Piller Power Systems, designed to counteract rapid fluctuations in electricity demand that are characteristic of dense AI compute workloads.

"AI workloads have a distinct power profile that demands purpose-built generation and stabilization technology," said Dean Richards, CEO of Piller Power Systems. "SHIELD-X is designed to manage those dynamics, protecting the generation assets and maintaining stable plant operation, while ensuring consistent power quality for the data center."

Crusoe's Energy-First Strategy

Crusoe describes itself as an energy-first, vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider. The company develops large-scale AI data center campuses in areas with abundant energy, sourcing from the grid, natural gas, solar, wind, battery storage, and other inputs. Rather than relying solely on grid connections, Crusoe deploys on-site and behind-the-meter generation alongside grid-connected power, using the right mix for each campus to deliver reliable, continuous capacity at the scale AI workloads demand.

The company has grown its portfolio through gigawatt-scale campus developments and partnerships with hyperscale customers across the United States.

"The pace of AI infrastructure development demands builders who treat power as a first-class AI infrastructure layer," said John Adams, SVP of Power at Crusoe. "Bergen's gensets give us the reliable baseload power we need to energize large-scale campuses — deployable on our timeline. We're building AI factories at record speed, and this agreement helps us maintain that pace."

Behind-the-Meter Power for AI Infrastructure

The Crusoe and Bergen Engines agreement is part of a broader expansion of behind-the-meter power systems for AI infrastructure in the United States. These systems are increasingly chosen to support faster build-outs of large-scale computing capacity while reducing dependence on traditional utility timelines.

Operators of AI data centers require infrastructure capable of handling dense computing clusters that can draw large amounts of power continuously. In many U.S. markets, developers cite interconnection queues and insufficient local grid capacity as barriers to new projects. Bergen's natural gas gensets are designed to provide continuous on-site baseload power generation to support 24/7 compute workloads as demand scales.

"The pace of AI infrastructure development is unlike anything the power generation industry has seen before," said Theo Lorentzos, VP Sales at Bergen Engines Americas. "In this market, access to power determines how fast you can scale. Crusoe's model is built around speed and stable power, and our solution is designed to deliver both. Our gensets can be deployed and running very quickly, and their power density allows operators to deliver large-scale capacity within a smaller footprint than alternative technologies, without waiting on the grid."

Company Backgrounds

Bergen Engines produces medium-speed engines and generators for land-based, commercial marine, and naval applications. Formerly Rolls-Royce Bergen Engines, the company became part of the privately owned British engineering group Langley Holdings plc on December 31, 2021. Piller Power Systems, whose SHIELD-X technology is integrated into the genset configuration, is also a wholly owned subsidiary of Langley Holdings plc.

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