Crusoe’s Vision: Turning Energy Into Intelligence
Crusoe’s meteoric rise stems from its vertically integrated AI infrastructure model, merging rapid energy sourcing with AI-optimized data center design and a powerful AI cloud. Its flagship platform, Crusoe Cloud, gives AI developers a streamlined environment to manage complex workloads—cutting operational drag and accelerating innovation cycles.
CEO and co-founder Chase Lochmiller painted a sweeping picture of what’s next:
“Advances in AI will usher in an era of abundance — fueling scientific breakthroughs, economic growth, and human prosperity,” Lochmiller said. “But progress is bottlenecked by energy and compute limitations. Crusoe exists to remove those barriers and activate energy for intelligence.”
He added that the latest funding will accelerate Crusoe’s mission to deploy large-scale “AI factories” that meet surging global demand for processing power.
Gigawatt-Scale Growth Across the U.S.
Crusoe’s power pipeline now exceeds 45 gigawatts, backed by strategic energy partners including Tallgrass, Redwood Materials, and Lancium. The company is rapidly expanding its physical footprint with massive data campuses designed to support AI workloads at an unprecedented scale.
Just one year after breaking ground, Crusoe’s 1.2-gigawatt data center in Abilene, Texas, has gone live, signaling its operational prowess and speed. Additional gigawatt-scale campuses are underway nationwide, including a newly announced 1.8-gigawatt facility in Wyoming.
