signalTechCrunch AI2026-09-26
Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers
Crusoe has terminated its $1.25 billion agreement to purchase 29 Boom Superpower turbines for AI data centers, a deal that would have seen first deliveries in 2027. Boom will instead deliver about 250MW of its turbines to other customers next year and target 1GW by 2028. Crusoe's initial Abilene campus for Oracle and OpenAI relies on grid power, with gas turbines for backup, while a separate 900MW Microsoft campus will use on-site gas turbines.
- for who
- AI data center operators and investors in energy infrastructure for power generation
- what changes
- Boom loses its launch customer for stationary turbines, a setback to its commercialization strategy
- to do
- Monitor Boom's other turbine customers and its 250MW delivery schedule for the next year
key points
- Crusoe cancelled $1.25B order for 29 Boom Superpower turbines
- Boom plans to deliver 250MW in 2026, targeting 1GW by 2028
- Abilene campus for OpenAI uses grid power, gas only for backup
#ai data centers#energy cooperation#boom#crusoe#business termination
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