Crusoe sells troubled Wyoming data center project to Google
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β’Sat, 07 Nov 2026 01:40:28 +0000
π° What Happened
Crusoe has sold an unfinished data centre project in Wyoming to Google. Google plans to spend $17bn finishing the campus. Crusoe had tried and failed to sign Google as a customer for the site.
The project was announced last year with Tallgrass and was meant to grow to 10 gigawatts of power. Google did not say what it paid for the land and permits.
π The Backstory
Crusoe started as a crypto mining company that used gas which would otherwise be burned off. It now builds and rents space for AI computers. It was valued at $30.9bn in September.
Big data centres are hard to build on time. Equipment and power are scarce, and local groups often object. Google still works with Crusoe on a site in Texas.
π― Why It Matters
AI runs on huge buildings full of chips. When projects change hands, it shows how hard and costly it is to keep up with demand.
Crusoe has sold an unfinished data centre project in Wyoming to Google. Google plans to spend $17bn finishing the campus. Crusoe had tried and failed to sign Google as a customer for the site.
The project was announced last year with Tallgrass and was meant to grow to 10 gigawatts of power. Google did not say what it paid for the land and permits.
Crusoe started as a crypto mining company that used gas which would otherwise be burned off. It now builds and rents space for AI computers. It was valued at $30.9bn in September.
Big data centres are hard to build on time. Equipment and power are scarce, and local groups often object. Google still works with Crusoe on a site in Texas.
AI runs on huge buildings full of chips. When projects change hands, it shows how hard and costly it is to keep up with demand.