Updated Jul. 25, 2026

Crusoe Abilene Expansion

Abilene, Texas, United States

Crusoe Abilene Expansion is an AI data center under construction with AI chips owned by Microsoft and used by Microsoft (likely). In Q4 2027, we project it to host an estimated 1,481k H100-equivalents of compute, supported by 672 MW of IT power at a capital cost of $25.5 B.

The timeline of IT power and compute capacity is based on satellite imagery, regulatory filings, company disclosures, chip availability, and chip efficiency.

Originally planned as an expansion of Stargate Abilene for OpenAI and Oracle, the site drew reported interest from NVIDIA and Meta before ultimately being acquired by Microsoft.

OWNER Microsoft STATUS Under construction USER Microsoft
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Satellite view of Crusoe Abilene Expansion

Satellite imagery

Latest: Jan. 16, 2026 · 1 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

0 H100-eq

0 8-bit OP/s

PROJECTED

1,481k H100-eq

2.93e21 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

0 MW

PROJECTED IT POWER

672 MW

CURRENT COST

$0.0 B

PROJECTED COST

$25.5 B

HardwareNvidia Rubin

CoolingUnknown

Buildout

Nov 2, 20250K H100e
Nov 2, 2025

Land clearing begins for Buildings 1-2.

Jan 15, 2026

Land clearing continues.

Sep 17, 2027

Building 1 operational. Based on the completion date to "build-out an office and data hall", stated in a regulatory filing.

Compute
738kH100-eq
IT Power
336MW
Cost
$12.7B
Nov 11, 2027

Building 2 operational. Based on the completion date to "build-out an office and data hall", stated in a regulatory filing.

Compute
1,481kH100-eq
IT Power
672MW
Cost
$25.5B

Sources

  1. Bloomberg reporting that Oracle and OpenAI pulled out of expanding to these buildings, NVIDIA and Meta might replace them
  2. Air Permit Application for the buildings, featuring blueprints on p.391
  3. Partnership Announcement with Microsoft

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