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Childress extends the ongoing partnership between Crusoe and Lancium, building on the model established in Abilene
July 15, 2026 10:00 am ET | Source: Crusoe
CHILDRESS, Texas, July 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crusoe, the industry’s first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, and Lancium, an energy technology and infrastructure company, today announced the construction of a 1.0 gigawatt (GW) AI data center campus in Childress, Texas. The grid-connected campus covers 270 hectares owned by Lancium, which will also develop and manage the site’s energy infrastructure. The data center will be purpose-built to support the advanced AI computing needs of a leading hyperscale technology company. Construction is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026 and will create thousands of local construction jobs, more than 100 long-term jobs and a significant long-term economic investment for Childress County.
Childress is the second site where Crusoe and Lancium implement the same partnership structure: Lancium acquires and owns the land, secures the electrical connection and manages the energy orchestration for the campus; while Crusoe designs, builds and operates the AI data center himself. It’s a division of labor that has worked on a large scale in Abilene, and Childress is expanding that playbook to a new market.
Lancium and Crusoe are committed to bringing the highest standards of data center campus development to Childress, where the companies will also invest directly in local water and other civil infrastructure and directly support the community in the areas of housing, education, and emergency and other public services. Both organizations are strongly committed to ensuring that the development benefits all stakeholders in the community.
“This campus represents an important milestone in Crusoe’s deep commitment to the state of Texas,” said Chase Lochmiller, co-founder and CEO of Crusoe. “Working with Lancium again under the same partnership model we built together in Abilene made Childress an easy choice for our next location. For us, this is more than a data center – it is our long-term commitment to this community, and we are proud to build that future here in Childress.”
“Childress is a natural next step in our partnership with Crusoe,” said Michael McNamara, CEO of Lancium. “Crusoe has been a great partner to build in Abilene, and we are excited to bring that same model – and the jobs and investment that comes with it – to the Childress community. We are committed to working with local stakeholders to advance a development model that meets the broader needs of the community that we will share for a very long time.”
Childress Campus Highlights
- 1 GW of grid-connected capacity: When fully developed, the site will support the deployment of hundreds of thousands of the industry’s most advanced AI accelerators for training or inference.
- Behind-the-meter solar and energy storage resources will improve grid reliability, energy efficiency and sustainability.
- Water Efficient Cooling: The campus will feature a closed, non-evaporative liquid cooling system to optimize water efficiency.
- Local Economic Impact: The development is expected to create thousands of construction jobs and over 100 long-term permanent positions in Childress County.
The development of Childress is the latest chapter in Crusoe’s deep commitment to Texas. The company broke ground on the Lancium-owned campus in Abilene in June 2024 and powered its first two buildings within a year – a remarkable feat of speed for a project of this scale – before expanding the campus to 1.2 GW. Crusoe recently announced that it is currently building a second 900 MW data center on an adjacent Lancium-owned property in Abilene.
About Lancia
Lancium is an energy technology and infrastructure company uniquely positioned to meet data center demand in a fully sustainable model. Founded in 2017, Lancium is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. The company designs, develops and operates gigawatt-scale campus facilities that integrate grid interconnections, behind-the-meter generation and storage resources to deliver reliable, cost-effective and sustainable electricity. Lancium’s industry-leading energy management expertise enables the company’s sites to act as network operators while handling the world’s most demanding workloads.
About Crusoe
As an AI factory company, Crusoe’s mission is to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. The company offers a reliable, scalable, cost-effective and energy-oriented solution for AI infrastructure. By harnessing large energy sources, building AI-optimized data centers and providing a powerful AI cloud platform, Crusoe enables its customers and partners to build the future faster.
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