Crusoe and Lancium Childress campus (Texas)

Crusoe and Lancium plan a 1.0 GW AI data center campus on 270 acres in Childress, Texas.

Owner
Crusoe, Lancium
Partners
Lancium (land, power, energy management); Crusoe (design, build, operation)
Location
Childress, Texas
Announced capacity
1,000 MW
Capacity as announced
1.0 GW campus
Status
Announced
Timeline
Construction expected to start Q3 2026
Announced

On July 15, 2026, Crusoe and Lancium announced a 1.0 GW AI data center campus on 270 acres in Childress, Texas. Lancium acquires and owns the land, secures the power interconnect and manages energy; Crusoe designs, builds and operates the data center. Construction was expected to start in the third quarter of 2026.

The companies said it will be purpose-built for a leading hyperscale technology company, which they did not name, and will use closed-loop, non-evaporative liquid cooling.

Country
United States
Project type
Data center campus
Announcement
crusoe.ai
Checked

Questions

How big is the Crusoe and Lancium Childress campus?
The campus is planned at 1.0 GW on 270 acres in Childress, Texas.
Who is the tenant at the Childress, Texas campus?
The companies said it will be purpose-built for a leading hyperscale technology company, which they did not name.
What do Crusoe and Lancium each do at Childress?
Lancium owns the land, secures the power interconnect and manages energy; Crusoe designs, builds and operates the data center.
When does construction start at the Childress campus?
Construction was expected to start in the third quarter of 2026.
Sources:
Crusoe newsroom, July 15, 2026. Checked October 2, 2026.

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