Proposed
Crusoe and Lancium 1-gigawatt AI campus (Childress)
Crusoe and Lancium, the team behind the Stargate site in Abilene, plan a 1-gigawatt AI campus on 270 acres at Childress. They say it will use the power grid plus batteries and create more than 100 permanent jobs.
Where things stand: Announced July 15, 2026. Construction was set to begin in the third quarter of 2026.
🕒 Latest update (July 15, 2026): Crusoe and Lancium announced a 1-gigawatt AI data center campus on 270 acres in Childress for an unnamed big tech company.
What we know
- 📍 Where270 acres owned by Lancium at Childress (exact site not confirmed in sources we opened), Unincorporated Childress County, Childress County
- 🏢 CompanyCrusoe (builds and runs) and Lancium (land and power)
- 👤 Built forAn unnamed large tech company ('hyperscaler')
- 🌳 Size270 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs1,000 megawatts (about as much as 800,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromTexas power grid, plus batteries on site
- ❄️ CoolingClosed-loop liquid cooling that does not evaporate water
- 👷 Jobs promised100
❓ Still unanswered
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- Has construction started? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who is the tech company that will use it? 🙋 I'll find out
- Did Childress County give a tax break? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will new power lines be needed? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 15, 2026Crusoe and Lancium announced a 1-gigawatt AI data center campus on 270 acres in Childress for an unnamed big tech company.
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We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Crusoe and Lancium announce 1 gigawatt AI data center campus in Childress, Texas · Crusoe · July 15, 2026
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