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Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campus

Crusoe · Childress. Every figure below is individually sourced and dated.

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Part of the tracked campus Crusoe Childress Campus.

The story of Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campusinherited from campus Crusoe Childress Campus
Jobs
100 permanent reported
Cooling
Closed-loop, non-evaporative liquid cooling
Grid
ERCOT · Grid connected, on land the power partner owns: the 270 acre campus belongs to Lancium, which secures the power interconnect and runs energy orchestration, while Crusoe designs, builds and operates the data center. Behind-the-meter solar and storage sit alongside the grid supply. The announcement does not state the interconnect's approval status.

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In clusterTexas(607)

The deal

Inherited from campus Crusoe Childress Campus.

developer
Crusoe · Develops and operates the data center campus.
utility
Lancium · Owns the 270-acre site and develops/manages behind-the-meter energy infrastructure.
grid operator
ERCOT · 1 GW interconnect fully approved by ERCOT.

Investment, workforce and specs

Inherited from campus Crusoe Childress Campus.

Cooling
Closed-loop, non-evaporative liquid cooling source
Construction jobs
Thousands of local construction jobs source
Permanent jobs
More than 100 long-term positions source

Power

Inherited from campus Crusoe Childress Campus. Live grid demand and drought overlay only render on the campus page.

Power source
solar storage
Grid operator
ERCOT
Interconnection
Grid connected, on land the power partner owns: the 270 acre campus belongs to Lancium, which secures the power interconnect and runs energy orchestration, while Crusoe designs, builds and operates the data center. Behind-the-meter solar and storage sit alongside the grid supply. The announcement does not state the interconnect's approval status.
Water
Closed-loop, non-evaporative liquid cooling to reduce water use.

Behind-the-meter solar + battery storage (Lancium), solar storage, Announced. Lancium develops/manages behind-the-meter solar and storage; specific generation capacity not disclosed. 1 GW ERCOT-approved grid interconnect.

Behind-the-meter solar, solar, Announced. On-site solar resource developed and managed by Lancium; capacity not disclosed.

On-site energy storage, storage, Announced. Behind-the-meter energy storage for grid reliability; capacity not disclosed.

Facility record

planned

Status

hyperscale

Type

Crusoe

Operator

Childress

Location

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Evidence

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  • critical it mw: 1.0 GW planned campus (claimed) · source
  • record: Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campus (reported) · source
  • status: planned (construction expected Q3 2026; 270-acre site) (reported) · source

Timeline

  1. Aug 2026
    First recorded
    Added to the DEPLOY registry as a sourced facility record
  2. Sep 2026
    Current: planned

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Common questions

What is Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campus?
Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campus is a data center facility record on the DEPLOY registry, in Childress. Every fact on the record is individually sourced and dated.
Who operates Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campus?
Crusoe operates Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campus, per the sourced record on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campus operating?
Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campus is recorded as planned on the DEPLOY registry. Each figure traces to a source.
How verified is the data on Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campus?
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DEPLOY. (2026). Crusoe Childress AI Data Center Campus: data center facility record. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/facilities/crusoe-childress-tx

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