Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11
Crusoe Pauses 1.8-Gigawatt Wyoming AI Campus as Google Balks at Costs and Timeline
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11

Crusoe Pauses 1.8-Gigawatt Wyoming AI Campus as Google Balks at Costs and Timeline

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 11

Summary

  • Crusoe’s Wyoming AI campus was effectively shelved after talks with Google stalled, with people familiar with the matter saying the developer is being pushed aside rather than simply pausing work.
  • Google raised concerns about the project’s cost and construction timetable under Crusoe’s management, undermining Crusoe’s effort to secure anchor customers for the site.
  • The Cheyenne project was planned as a 1.8-gigawatt data center campus—enough electricity to power a city the size of Denver—and Crusoe had said the pause came at a customer’s request.
  • The setback hits a developer that has touted nearly 5 gigawatts of contracted capacity and works with major AI customers including OpenAI and Microsoft.

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