Center Registry · Texas

Crusoe Abilene AI Factory Campus (Microsoft)

Crusoe · Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

Verified by Center RegistryChecked against 2 sources, including primary filings and releases
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672 MW
Critical IT planned
0 MW
Energized today
2027-mid
First power
ERCOT
Grid region · location approximate
In brief

What makes it notable.

  1. A greenfield campus in Abilene, Texas, with about 900 MW of behind-the-meter on-site generation plus battery storage, while staying connected to the ERCOT grid.
  2. The plan is 900 MW gross and 672 MW critical, with first power targeted for mid-2027 and no operating capacity online yet.
  3. Cooling is closed-loop and non-evaporative liquid, built for ultra-high-density compute, and the whole campus is a new build with no retrofit involved at any stage.
Deal anatomy

Six layers, and who holds each.

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Power
Behind-the-meter on-site power plant, ERCOT
Site and build
Closed-loop non-evaporative liquid cooling
Compute
Undisclosed (Microsoft-procured)
Cloud operator
Crusoe
Anchor tenant
Members
Capital
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Timeline

From here to full build.

  1. Nov 2026Today
  2. 2027-midFirst power
The detail

Each party's role.

Power

Behind-the-meter on-site power plant. ~900 MW on-site generation + BESS; ERCOT-connected

Power

ERCOT. Interconnected grid region

Site and build

Closed-loop non-evaporative liquid cooling. Cooling for ultra-high-density compute (greenfield build, no retrofit)

Compute

Undisclosed (Microsoft-procured). Vendor undisclosed; NVIDIA or Microsoft Maia inferred

Cloud operator

Crusoe. Builds and operates the AI factory campus

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