Crusoe–Lancium Childress AI Data Center Campus
- Planned / design
- 1,000 MW
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
Crusoe and Lancium have announced a 1-GW AI data center campus on 270 acres in Childress County, with construction expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026. Crusoe–Lancium Childress AI Data Center Campus is in Childress, TX, US and is a data center campus with preconstruction status.
Capacity
Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records
A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.
Development
No disclosed building-by-building sequencing.
Project-wide phase for Crusoe–Lancium Childress AI Data Center Campus; capacity class is design.
Milestones (4)
Jul 15, 2026 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Announced
Source not linkedJul 15, 2026 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Announced
Source not linkedQ3 2026 · Forecast / planned record
Forecast · Construction started
Source not linkedDate not disclosed · Forecast / planned record
Forecast · Forecast completion
Source not linkedParticipants
Developer · Operator
Sources by role
Developer / Operator (1)
- Crusoe and Lancium announce 1-gigawatt AI data center campus in Childress, Texas · Jul 15, 2026 · Primary
Developer · Landowner · Owner
Sources by role
Developer / Landowner (1)
- Crusoe and Lancium announce 1-gigawatt AI data center campus in Childress, Texas · Jul 15, 2026 · Primary
Developer / Landowner (1)
- Childress County location · Corroborating
Owner (1)
- Crusoe and Lancium announce 1.0 GW AI data center campus in Childress · Jul 15, 2026 · Primary
Capital & incentives
Incentives
Property tax abatement
Executed · City of Childress
Local materials concern Lancium development and may cover more than the announced Crusoe 1-GW campus.
Site & development
Technical specifications
Additional project facts
Infrastructure & permits
Technical details (5)
Secured or contracted
1,000 MW
Crusoe reports ERCOT approval for a grid-connected campus.
Planned or represented
On-site storage planned; capacity not disclosed.
Planned or represented
Closed-loop non-evaporative cooling.
Planned or represented
1,000 MW
Crusoe and Lancium describe a 1.0 GW grid-connected campus design.
Planned or represented
Lancium owns the land, secured the grid interconnect and manages energy infrastructure.
Project map
Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.
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