Crusoe Childress Campus
1 GW AI data center in Childress, TX, United States: under construction.
- Capacity: 1 GW
- Location: Childress, TX, United States
- Developer: Crusoe / Lancium
- Tenant: Meta
- Status: under construction
- Estimated cost: $7.2B
Crusoe Childress Campus is a 1 GW AI data center project located in Childress, TX, United States, currently under construction. It is being built by Crusoe / Lancium for tenant Meta. The estimated build cost is $7.2B. 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 and Lancium's second site after Abilene is a 1.0 GW grid-connected campus on 270 acres for an unnamed hyperscaler. Construction is expected to begin in Q3 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Crusoe Childress Campus?
- Crusoe Childress Campus is an AI data center project in Childress, Texas tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is under construction.
- Where is Crusoe Childress Campus?
- Crusoe Childress Campus is in Childress, Texas. Every tracked Texas campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/texas.
- How big is Crusoe Childress Campus?
- Data Center Index tracks Crusoe Childress Campus at 1 GW, on an estimated $7.2B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated October 7, 2026.
- Who is building Crusoe Childress Campus?
- Crusoe / Lancium is developing Crusoe Childress Campus, with Meta named as the tenant.
- When will Crusoe Childress Campus come online?
- The next building at Crusoe Childress Campus is expected online 2028. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
Sources
- Crusoe and Lancium Announce 1.0 Gigawatt AI Data Center Campus in Childress, Texas (crusoe.ai · press · 2026-07-15)
- The American Developer (theamericandeveloper.com · press · 2026-07-15)
- DCD (datacenterdynamics.com · press · 2026-06-19)
- A major tech firm just filed plans for a $4.8 billion data center in West Texas (techradar.com · press · 2026-10-07)
- W.Media (press · 2026-07-15)
- DCD (datacenterdynamics.com · press · 2026-06-19)
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (tdlr.texas.gov · public record · 2026-09-11)