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Crusoe’s 1.2GW Abilene AI Campus Wins Top Data Center Award, Showcasing Vertically Integrated AI Infrastructure Model

Crusoe’s 1.2GW Abilene AI Campus Wins Top Data Center Award, Showcasing Vertically Integrated AI Infrastructure Model

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Crusoe has secured a key industry endorsement for its AI infrastructure strategy, with the company’s Abilene AI Data Center in Texas named North American Data Center Project of the Year at the 2025 Data Center Dynamics Global Awards. Built to support Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, the 1.2 gigawatt campus is positioned as a large-scale “AI factory” and was recognized for combining rapid, modular delivery with high-density, liquid-cooled compute tailored to next‑generation AI workloads. The award signals market validation of Crusoe’s thesis that AI infrastructure must be engineered from the ground up for power, thermal load, and deployment speed, and it highlights the Abilene site as a reference model for future large AI campuses.

The project also underscores the strategic value of Crusoe’s vertical integration, with Crusoe Industries manufacturing critical electrical equipment and switchgear in‑house to meet a compressed 12‑month timeline for phase one, sidestepping supply chain delays that have hampered conventional data center builds. Local economic impact is significant: more than 7,000 construction workers are on site daily, the first phase is projected by the Development Corporation of Abilene to generate $1 billion in economic impact over 20 years, and at full build‑out the campus could account for roughly a third of the city’s property tax base and a quarter of Taylor County’s. Crusoe also highlighted its partnership with atNorth—recently honored for environmental impact—through which it delivers Crusoe Cloud instances powered by hydro and geothermal energy, reinforcing the company’s positioning around cleaner, high‑performance AI infrastructure. Executives and stakeholders should view the award and associated metrics as strengthening Crusoe’s credibility, supporting future capital formation and customer acquisition for its AI-optimized data center and cloud platform strategy.

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