Crusoe Abilene Expansion
900 MW AI data center in Abilene, TX, United States: under construction.
- Capacity: 900 MW
- Location: Abilene, TX, United States
- Developer: Crusoe
- Tenant: Microsoft
- Status: under construction
Crusoe Abilene Expansion is a 900 MW AI data center project located in Abilene, TX, United States, currently under construction. It is being built by Crusoe for tenant Microsoft. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across TX, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Crusoe is building a second AI campus in Abilene, Texas for Microsoft, next to its existing Abilene site. Two buildings are planned at 336 MW of critical IT load each, backed by a 900 MW on-site power plant, and the first building is expected to be energized in mid-2027.
Notes
Users: Microsoft
Public companies linked to Crusoe Abilene Expansion
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Microsoft (MSFT), developer · hyperscaler
- Microsoft (MSFT), tenant · hyperscaler
- Caterpillar (CAT), genset · power equipment · mid DC exposure
- Primoris Services (PRIM), engineering · construction · mid DC exposure
- NVIDIA (NVDA), investor · semiconductor
- Micron Technology (MU), memory supplier · chip fab · high DC exposure
- SK Hynix (000660.KS), memory supplier · chip fab · high DC exposure
- GE Vernova (GEV), turbines grid · power equipment · mid DC exposure
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Crusoe Abilene Expansion?
- Crusoe Abilene Expansion is an AI data center project in Abilene, Texas tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is under construction.
- Where is Crusoe Abilene Expansion?
- Crusoe Abilene Expansion is in Abilene, Texas. Every tracked Texas campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/texas.
- How big is Crusoe Abilene Expansion?
- Data Center Index tracks Crusoe Abilene Expansion at 900 MW. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated March 27, 2026.
- Who is building Crusoe Abilene Expansion?
- Crusoe is developing Crusoe Abilene Expansion, with Microsoft named as the tenant.
- When will Crusoe Abilene Expansion come online?
- The next building at Crusoe Abilene Expansion is expected online 2027-06. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
- Which public companies are linked to Crusoe Abilene Expansion?
- Data Center Index links 8 tracked public companies to Crusoe Abilene Expansion: Microsoft (MSFT), Microsoft (MSFT), Caterpillar (CAT), Primoris Services (PRIM), NVIDIA (NVDA), and 3 more. Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- Epoch AI Frontier Data Centers (epoch · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- Data Center Knowledge (datacenterknowledge.com · press · 2026-03-27)
- Crusoe (newsroom) (crusoe.ai · press · 2026-03-27)
- The Register (theregister.com · press · 2026-03-27)
- globenewswire.com (press · 2026-03-27)