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Google has acquired Crusoe's data center site in southeast Wyoming

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Crusoe announced on November 6, 2026, that Google has acquired its data center site in southeast Wyoming. The sale concludes Crusoe’s pre-development role: it selected the site, secured governmental approvals, and developed a power strategy intended to prepare the project for construction and operation. Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller said the company will focus on expanding infrastructure for AI, citing more than 6 gigawatts of contracted capacity and a pipeline exceeding 40 gigawatts.

Crusoe and Tallgrass Energy jointly initiated the Wyoming campus, coordinating energy planning, data center engineering, site development, and engagement with large cloud companies at the same time. Their proposed hybrid power system combines fuel cells, electricity from the grid, and natural-gas turbines. It also includes a longer-term plan to capture carbon dioxide and store it through Tallgrass’s regional sequestration hub. The announcement presents the project as an example of Crusoe’s integrated approach to developing AI infrastructure, while making clear that Google - not Crusoe - now owns the site. Crusoe also recently said it is developing a separate Google data center campus under construction in Armstrong County, near Amarillo, Texas.

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