This record consolidates 27 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.
| Operator / developer | Crusoe Energy Systems LLC (data center operator); Lancium LLC / Lancium Abilene, LLC (campus operator per Texas Comptroller registry) |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Abilene, TX |
| Address | Not published |
| Location precision | locality centroid |
| Coordinates | 32.454514, -99.738147 |
| Capacity | 1200 MW |
| Aliases | Lancium Clean Campus Abilene (Stargate 1) · Lancium Clean Campus - Abilene · Stargate 1 · Abilene Clean Campus · Crusoe Abilene AI Factory · Lancium Abilene Clean Campus I-X · Longhorn Data Center |
| Project profile | 0 rows |
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| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 2 rows |
Flagship 'Stargate 1' site. Comptroller registry shows ten separate campus registrations (Lancium Abilene Clean Campus I-X) with Abilene DC 1-10, LLC as owners and Oracle America Cloud Services, LLC as occupant. datacenter.fyi separately lists a 224.9 MW 'LONGHORN DATA CENTER' under Abilene DC I, LLC (not independently verified). No source in this session gave latitude/longitude.
Key data: NOT_FOUND | ERCOT
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Developer: Crusoe Energy Systems LLC with Lancium LLC (site/energy campus developer) | Owner: Abilene DC 1-10, LLC (per Texas Comptroller data center registry); Lancium LLC | Property entity: Abilene DC 1, LLC; Abilene DC 3 LLC; Abilene DC 4, LLC; Abilene DC 5 LLC; Abilene DC 6 LLC; Abilene DC 7 LLC; Abilene DC 8 LLC; Abilene DC 9, LLC; Abilene DC 10, LLC | County: Taylor | Research region: Abilene-West Central Texas / Midland-Odessa-Permian Basin | Tenants/customers: Oracle America Cloud Services, LLC (registered occupant) | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | OpenAI (Stargate)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Utility region: ERCOT West | Grid area: ERCOT | Gross MW: 1200 | Requested load MW: 1200 | Grid/market records: 1.2 GW interconnect approved by ERCOT (per Lancium locations page)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Water source: Closed-loop, water-neutral / zero-water-evaporation cooling system | Water demand: Effectively zero evaporative water use (closed loop) | Cooling: Direct-to-chip liquid cooling, closed-loop zero-water-evaporation
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Permit IDs: SWPPP (stormwater pollution prevention plan) referenced by Lancium | Jurisdictions: Taylor County | City of Abilene (pending annexation as of 2021) | Development Corporation of Abilene | ERCOT | Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts | Tax incentives: [object Object],[object Object] | {"agreement_name":"Texas Comptroller Qualifying Large Data Center Project registration - Lancium Abilene Clean Campus I through X","agreement_number":"LD565448 / LD131731 / LD090472 / LD382318 / LD579814 / LD522306 / LD760309 / LD655815 / LD184807 / LD826063","approval_date":"2022-05-26 through 2026-06-17","estimated_value":"State sales-and-use tax exemption","government_entity":"Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts","investment_commitment":"NOT_FOUND","jobs_commitment":"NOT_FOUND","source_url":"https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/data-centers/data-center-lists.php","term":"NOT_FOUND"} | {"agreement_name":"Taylor County / City of Abilene / Development Corporation of Abilene partnership with Lancium","agreement_number":"NOT_FOUND","approval_date":"2021-12-21","estimated_value":"$2.4 billion projected investment; $993.4 million projected economic impact","government_entity":"Taylor County, City of Abilene, Development Corporation of Abilene","investment_commitment":"200 MW initial, expandable beyond 1 GW","jobs_commitment":"57 full-time jobs","source_url":"https://abilenetx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16123/DCOA-Lancium-news-release","term":"20 years"}
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Projected $993.4M economic impact over 20 years (2021 announcement)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Thousands of construction workers in the Abilene labor market
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Closed-loop, zero-water-evaporation cooling avoids evaporative water consumption
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
On-site natural gas turbines used for backup power
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
BESS and solar integrated on campus
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: On-site battery energy storage (BESS)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: On-site solar
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Natural gas turbines for backup generation
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Taylor County, City of Abilene and DCOA announce partnership with Lancium for Abilene Clean Campus; ~800 acres, 200 MW initial
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2021-12-21
Registered as Qualifying Large Data Center Project with Texas Comptroller (Lancium Abilene Clean Campus)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2022-05-26
Construction of phase 1 (2 buildings, ~980,000 sq ft, >200 MW) begins
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2024-06
Crusoe announces expansion of Abilene campus to 1.2 GW / 8 buildings / ~4M sq ft
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2025-03-18
First two buildings officially live, >200 MW IT capacity serving Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for OpenAI's Stargate
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2025-09-30
Comptroller registrations added for Lancium Abilene Clean Campus IX and X
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-06-17
Taylor County, the City of Abilene and the Development Corporation of Abilene announced a partnership with Lancium to build the Abilene Clean Campus on roughly 800 acres, with groundbreaking targeted for Q1 2022 and annexation pending.
Key data: ~800 acres; 200 MW initial; groundbreaking Q1 2022
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2021-12-21
The 2021 partnership release quantified the deal at $2.4 billion of investment over 20 years with 57 full-time jobs and a projected $993.4 million economic impact.
Key data: $2.4B / 20 years; 57 FT jobs; $993.4M economic impact
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2021-12-21
Lancium states the Abilene Clean Campus has an ERCOT-approved 1.2 GW interconnect and is its flagship 'Stargate 1' site.
Key data: 1.2 GW ERCOT-approved interconnect
Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Limitation: Company self-reported; no ERCOT filing reviewed.
Crusoe's expansion announcement describes phase 1 as two buildings totalling about 980,000 sq ft at over 200 MW, and phase 2 as six additional buildings for eight total and roughly 4 million sq ft at 1.2 GW.
Key data: 8 buildings; ~4,000,000 sq ft; 1.2 GW
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2025-03-18
The campus uses direct-to-chip liquid cooling in a zero-water-evaporation closed loop, paired with on-site BESS, solar and natural gas turbines for backup.
Key data: Direct-to-chip liquid cooling; zero-water-evaporation closed loop
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2025-03-18
The first two buildings went live serving Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for OpenAI's Stargate at more than 200 MW of IT capacity, with the expansion targeted for completion in mid-2026.
Key data: >200 MW IT live; Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for OpenAI
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2025-09-30
The Texas Comptroller registry lists ten separate registrations, Lancium Abilene Clean Campus I through X, owned by Abilene DC 1 through 10, LLC with Oracle America Cloud Services, LLC as the registered occupant and Lancium and Oracle entities as operators.
Key data: Abilene DC 1-10, LLC; occupant Oracle America Cloud Services, LLC
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-06-17
Crusoe reported roughly 2,000 daily construction workers during phase 1 rising to about 5,000 during the expansion.
Key data: ~2,000 rising to ~5,000 daily construction workers
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2025-03-18