Power
Power and the grid
No utility agreement or generation permit is on record yet.
We checked utility filings, regulator dockets and air-permit records for this campus.
Is it running?
Evidence from space
NO2 over the site, net of the rural background, was about the same in July–September 2026 (6 µmol/m²) as a year earlier (6), and the rural background stayed flat (18 and 17). The satellite sees no new combustion large enough to stand out here. This campus shares its satellite box with a neighboring campus at the same site.
NO2 over the campus and over open country (µmol/m²)
What else could explain it
- The box takes in the north side of Abilene and Interstate 20, so the site always reads above open country; that city signal is steady from year to year.
- Weather moves NO2 from day to day (wind, sunlight, cloud), and it builds up in winter. Subtracting the background box and comparing the same season a year apart removes most of that.
How this works: the Sentinel-5P satellite measures NO2 in the air over every point on Earth once a day, around 1:30 p.m. local time, in pixels about 5.5 by 3.5 km. NO2 comes from burning fuel (turbines, engines, traffic, power plants), so a rise over a site that open country does not share points to new combustion there. It shows combustion activity, not megawatts. The site box is about 15 km across; the background box is open country about 57 km away. We use only high-quality readings and drop days or weeks when cloud hides more than half of either box. Data: Copernicus Sentinel-5P (ESA), processed with the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem Sentinel Hub statistics service.
Permits
Permits checklist
2 pending · 1 granted · 5 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup generators), and what we found.
- ◷Air permit PendingTexas Commission on Environmental Quality · Nov. 7, 2025: Building permit application filed with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
- ◷Application PendingTexas Commission on Environmental Quality · Nov. 7, 2025: Application filed with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
- ✓FAA airspace clearance Grantedthe FAA · Aug. 5, 2026: FAA airspace clearance granted by the FAA. FAA · Aug. 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Zoning approval, Site plan, Building permit, Water and wetlands permits, Utility and grid approval
Money
Money on record
$350M
Tax abatement
Min investment
$200M
Tax abatement
Min taxable value
$57,600/yr
Tax abatement
Wage floor
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Nov. 7, 2025Permits Application filed with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
- March 27, 2026Power Crusoe announced March 27, 2026 a new, dedicated 900 MW AI factory campus in Abilene to support Microsoft, with two new buildings. Company · March 2026
- Aug. 5, 2026Permits FAA airspace clearance granted by the FAA. FAA · Aug. 2026
- Aug. 5, 2026Construction 2026--OE: 400 ft Mobile Crane 'ABILENE DATA CENTER PH3 BLDGS 9-10' at 32.48756273,-99.7885617; status Determined. FAA · Aug. 2026
- Oct. 16, 2026Construction 2026--OE: 450 ft Crane '5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 9' at 32.49133333,-99.78538889; status Studying. FAA · Oct. 2026
- Feb. 28, 2028Money Construction start deadline under the tax abatement.
Construction activity
Building activity by quarter
Since Aug. 2026: 3 FAA filings (Aug. 2026 to Oct. 2026): tallest crane 450 ft (Oct. 2026).
FAA filings
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 2. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Customers
- Abilene DC 10, tenant
- Abilene DC TPP, tenant
- Abilene DC 9, tenant
Still unknown
Open questions
- How the campus will be powered.
- Whether site work has started.
Where this comes from
64 records from 10 documents
Drawn from state agency records, public and commercial datasets, news reports, local government records and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
State agency 5Dataset 4News report 4Local government 1Company 1
Evidence
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (4)
- Crusoe announced March 27, 2026 a new, dedicated 900 MW AI factory campus in Abilene to support Microsoft, with two new buildings and an onsite power plant, located adjacent to its existing Abilene infrastructure; first buil“The new campus is located adjacent to Crusoe's existing Abilene AI factory infrastructure”Company · March 2026 · grade A
- IT capacity: 672 MW“The new campus is located adjacent to Crusoe's existing Abilene AI factory infrastructure”Company · March 2026 · grade B
- DCD confirmation of the Crusoe/Microsoft agreement states Microsoft's data centers will sit on land adjacent to the existing Abilene campus used by OpenAI and Oracle; two new buildings of 336 MW IT each; 900 MW agreement“Microsoft's data centers will sit on land adjacent to the existing Abilene campus”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Bloomberg via DCD reported Microsoft agreed to lease approx 700 MW at Crusoe's Abilene campus after Oracle/OpenAI called it quits at 1.2 GW / eight buildings“Microsoft will lease around 700MW of capacity at the site.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (29)
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): execution Separate phase agreement executed (signatures Dec. 26, 2025 / Dec. 28, 2025 / Jan. 14, 2026)“Tax Abatement Agreement (Phase 10) ... among the CITY OF ABILENE, TEXAS, LANCIUM LLC, and ABILENE DC 10, LLC”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): abatement percent 75 %“City hereby grants Lessee an abatement of seventy five percent (75%) of the Taxable Value of the Facility”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): abatement term 10 consecutive years“for a period of ten (10) consecutive years, beginning with the First Year of Abatement for such Facility”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): min investment 350000000 USD (minimum; target 500000000)“shall exceed Three Hundred Fifty Million ... ($350,000,000.00) (target ... $500,000,000.00) ... to be made by June 30, 2028”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): investment documentation Receipts/documentation due to City on or before Aug. 31, 2028“submit to the City receipts or other documentation of said improvements or repairs on or before August 31, 2028”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): construction start deadline Commence construction by Feb. 28, 2028; complete by June 30, 2028 (incl. CoO for >=100000 sq ft)“Commencement of Construction ... to occur by February 28, 2028 ... Completion of Construction ... on or before June 30, 2028”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): jobs floor 50 FTE“on or before December 31, 2028 ... employ and maintain ... a minimum of Fifty (50) Full-Time Equivalent Employment Positions”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): min taxable value 200000000 USD (five-year rolling average)“minimum Taxable Value of Two Hundred Million ... ($200,000,000.00) over a five year rolling average”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): wage floor 57600 USD/yr average excl. benefits; 72000 incl. benefits“average wage (excluding benefits) ... at least $57,600.00 per year ... including benefits ... at least $72,000.00 per year”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): clawback Default: recapture of all abated taxes + §33.01 interest, 30 days; tax lien; 30-day cure; no cross-defaults“liquidated damages ... pay to the City all taxes which would otherwise been paid ... with interest at the statutory rate”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): execution Separate generation-plant agreement executed (signatures Dec. 26, 2025 / Dec. 28, 2025; one Jan. 14, 2026 signature shown on page)“Tax Abatement Agreement (Electricity Generation Plant) ... among the CITY OF ABILENE, LANCIUM LLC, and ABILENE DC TPP, LLC”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): facility definition Facility = a gas turbine-powered electricity generation plant (the TPP); no data-center space requirement clause“Facility means (1) a gas turbine-powered electricity generation plant which may consist of one or more units”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): abatement percent 75 %“City hereby grants Lessee an abatement of seventy five percent (75%) of the Taxable Value of the Facility”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): abatement term 10 consecutive years“for a period of ten (10) consecutive years, beginning with the First Year of Abatement for such Facility”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): min investment 350000000 USD (minimum; target 500000000)“capital investment ... shall exceed Three Hundred Fifty Million ... ($350,000,000.00) ... with such investment to be made by June 30, 2028”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): construction start deadline Commence construction by Feb. 28, 2028; complete by June 30, 2028“Commencement of Construction ... to occur by February 28, 2028 ... Completion of Construction ... on or before June 30, 2028”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): jobs floor 22 FTE“on or before December 31, 2028 ... employ and maintain ... a minimum of 22 Full-Time Equivalent Employment Positions”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): min taxable value 200000000 USD (five-year rolling average)“minimum Taxable Value of Two Hundred Million ... ($200,000,000.00) over a five year rolling average”grade A
- tax abatement (TX Ch. 312): clawback Default: recapture of all abated taxes + §33.01 interest, 30 days; tax lien; 30-day cure; no cross-defaults“Recapture Amount ... shall constitute a tax lien against the property of the Defaulting Party ... within thirty (30) days”grade A
- Separate Phase 10 and TPP (gas plant) abatement agreements executed, contractual build window for phases 9-10 plant: start by Feb. 28, 2028, complete by June 30, 2028“Commencement of Construction ... by February 28, 2028 ... Completion of Construction ... on or before June 30, 2028”grade A
- Phase9 10 reinvestment zone: RZ25-1, approx 614.91 acres, created Dec. 4, 2025“create City of Abilene Reinvestment Zone No. RZ25-1, encompassing around 614.91 acres”Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Chapter 312 tax abatement: abatement agreement“Phase 9 with Abilene DC 9, LLC; Phase 10 with Abilene DC 10, LLC”Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Chapter 312 tax abatement: abatement agreement“Phase 9 with Abilene DC 9, LLC; Phase 10 with Abilene DC 10, LLC”Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Chapter 312 tax abatement: abatement agreement“and an Electricity Generation Plant with Abilene DC TPP, LLC”Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Tenants: Microsoft - Crusoe's new 900 MW Abilene campus adjacent to the existing Stargate site (two buildings, 336 MW critical IT each; first building expected energized mid-2027)“Supporting large scale AI workloads for Microsoft, the 900 MW site includes two new buildings and an onsite power plant to support grid resilience.”Company · March 2026 · grade B
- Crusoe confirms Microsoft as the customer of its new adjacent 900 MW Abilene campus: each of two new buildings is designed for 336 MW of critical IT capacity (672 MW), behind-the-meter 900 MW on-site plant with MV BESS; firs“Each of the two new buildings is designed to deliver 336 MW of critical IT load, supporting the rack densities required by the next generation of GPU architectures.”Company · March 2026 · grade B
- Oracle/OpenAI reported to have dropped plans to expand the flagship Abilene site; Meta in talks to pick up Crusoe capacity (DCD). Contracts nonetheless carry Phase 10 + TPP deadlines in 2028, watch for amendments“Oracle/OpenAI drop plans to expand flagship Abilene Stargate site — Meta in talks”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Microsoft lease size reported: 700 MW (as reported)“Microsoft will lease around 700MW of capacity at the site.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Dec 4, 2025 council report: Phase 9 and Phase 10 each min 100,000 sq ft, min $200M taxable assessed value, min $350M private investment ($500M target), 50 FTE, and two 10-year abatements at 75 percent; terms differ from“Each project includes two 10-year tax abatements at 75 percent”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (16)
- 450 ft crane '5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 9' at 32.49133333,-99.78538889; poi: crane filing for BLD 9“5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 9”FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- 450 ft crane '5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 10' at 32.49233333,-99.77938889; po: crane filing for BLD 10“5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 10”FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- 400 ft mobile crane 'ABILENE DATA CENTER PH3 BLDGS 9-10' at 32.48756273,-99.7885: crane filing for PH3 BLDGS 9-10“ABILENE DATA CENTER PH3 BLDGS 9-10”FAA · Aug. 2026 · grade A
- New Ch. 312 reinvestment zone of approx 614.91 acres covering the Phase 9 / Phas: reinvestment zone created (ordinance, final reading)“create City of Abilene Reinvestment Zone No. RZ25-1, encompassing around 614.91 acres”Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Tax Abatement Agreement and Second Tax Abatement Agreement for Phase 9 with Abil: tax abatement agreements authorized (Phase 9)“Phase 9 with Abilene DC 9, LLC; Phase 10 with Abilene DC 10, LLC”Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Tax Abatement Agreement and Second Tax Abatement Agreement for Phase 10 with Abi: tax abatement agreements authorized (Phase 10)“Phase 9 with Abilene DC 9, LLC; Phase 10 with Abilene DC 10, LLC”Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Tax abatement agreements for an Electricity Generation Plant with Abilene DC TPP: tax abatement agreements authorized (electricity generation plant)“and an Electricity Generation Plant with Abilene DC TPP, LLC”Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Crusoe NSR/PSD/GHG application for Longhorn Data Center Buildings 9-10; proposed: application (pending, status at test time)“Crusoe Energy Systems LLC (CN606257079) has submitted an application for an initial permit 182126, GHGPSDTX263, and PSDTX1688. The Longhorn Data Center (RN112029061)”grade A
- Crusoe NSR/PSD/GHG application for Longhorn Data Center Buildings 9-10; proposed: application (pending, status at test time)“Crusoe Energy Systems LLC (CN606257079) has submitted an application for an initial permit 182126, GHGPSDTX263, and PSDTX1688. The Longhorn Data Center (RN112029061)”grade A
- Crusoe NSR/PSD/GHG application for Longhorn Data Center Buildings 9-10; proposed: application (pending, status at test time)“Crusoe Energy Systems LLC (CN606257079) has submitted an application for an initial permit 182126, GHGPSDTX263, and PSDTX1688. The Longhorn Data Center (RN112029061)”grade A
- FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Studying“ASN 2026-ASW-17170-OE: 5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 9, Crane, 450 ft AGL, 2152 ft AMSL, 32.49133,-99.78539, Studying, submitted 2026-10-16”FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Studying“ASN 2026-ASW-17171-OE: 5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 10, Crane, 450 ft AGL, 2151 ft AMSL, 32.49233,-99.77939, Studying, submitted 2026-10-16”FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-11198-OE: ABILENE DATA CENTER PH3 BLDGS 9-10, Mobile Crane, 400 ft AGL, 2132 ft AMSL, 32.48756,-99.78856, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-08-05”FAA · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- FAA OE/AAA crane filings evidence phase 3 vertical construction at the campus (buildings 9-10): a 400-ft mobile crane submitted Aug. 5, 2026 and two 450-ft cranes at 5501 Spinks Rd submitted Oct. 16, 2026 (status Studying).“ASN 2026-ASW-11198-OE: ABILENE DATA CENTER PH3 BLDGS 9-10, Mobile Crane, 400 ft AGL, 2132 ft AMSL, 32.48756,-99.78856, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-08-05”FAA · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- Air, NSR permit for added on-site power, Buildings 9-10: application received; status PENDING“TCEQ 182126, application received Nov 7, 2025, PENDING per TCEQ turbine list v2026.10.7”grade B
- Source record“TCEQ 182126, application received Nov 7, 2025, PENDING per TCEQ turbine list v2026.10.7 [(C0268)]”grade B
Site and other (6)
- Source record“The new campus is located adjacent to Crusoe's existing Abilene AI factory infrastructure”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Buildings 9 10 address: 5501 Spinks Rd, Abilene, TX“5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 9”FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- 2026-ASW-17170-OE: 450 ft Crane '5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 9' at 32.49133333,-99.78538889; status Studying“5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 9 | 450 ft AGL | submitted 10/16/2026”FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- 2026-ASW-17171-OE: 450 ft Crane '5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 10' at 32.49233333,-99.77938889; status Studying“5501 Spinks Rd Abilene, TX BLD 10 | 450 ft AGL | submitted 10/16/2026”FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- 2026-ASW-11198-OE: 400 ft Mobile Crane 'ABILENE DATA CENTER PH3 BLDGS 9-10' at 32.48756273,-99.7885617; status Determined - No Hazard“ABILENE DATA CENTER PH3 BLDGS 9-10 | 400 ft AGL | submitted 08/05/2026”FAA · Aug. 2026 · grade A
- Project identity: Crusoe's new, dedicated AI factory campus adjacent to Stargate Abilene (buildings 9 and 10“The new campus is located adjacent to Crusoe's existing Abilene AI factory infrastructure”Company · March 2026 · grade B