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Crusoe Abilene Expansion

Under constructionAI campusCampusAbilene, Taylor County, Texas
60% profile completeness
26 claims from 11 sources
Current facility power
Not yet sourced
Planned capacity
941 MW[1]
Likelyestimated
Floor area
Not yet sourced
Buildings (planned)
2[1]
Likelyderived
Capital cost / investment
Not yet sourced
First operational
Sep 17, 2027[1]
Speculativeestimated

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
H2 2027 – H1 2028
Medium confidencewindow, not a prediction
Project verification
Under construction
Construction documented by satellite imagery.
Current stage
Under construction
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
Taylor Electric Coop INC - (Tx) · ERCOT
Substation: Unnamed substation (345 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced
941 MW[1]
Research estimate of planned capacity (no company figure found)
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
941 MW[1]
Building 1, Building 2 under construction (satellite-tracked phases)
Operational
No record
  • ⚠ No public interconnection record for this load — ERCOT does not publish large-load requests.
  • ⚠ No permit record linked to this site yet.
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.
How the time-to-power window was estimated
Evidence used
  • Current stage: Under construction (furthest stage with documented evidence)[1]
  • Construction elapsed: Construction documented since 2025-11-02 (0.9 years).
  • Stated date: Next projected milestone: 2027-09-17 (modeled/speculative)[1]
  • Required: 941 MW
Assumptions
  • From “Under construction”, large loads have typically taken 0.5–2 more years to first power (editorial range; see Methodology).
  • Construction to first power typically takes 1.25–2.5 years.
  • The window is a range of plausible outcomes under these assumptions, not a forecast. It moves as new filings, queue updates or imagery arrive.
Window: H2 2027 – H1 2028

Project verification

Development
  1. Announcedimplied by a later stage
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionNov 2, 2025
    Model estimate · Satellite imagery
    • Nov 2, 2025 · Reported status: under construction[1]
    • Nov 2, 2025 · Construction start[1]
    • Nov 2, 2025 · Land clearing begins for Buildings 1-2.[1]
  3. Energization
  4. Operational

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

  1. facility
    Crusoe Abilene Expansion
  2. substation
    Unnamed substation (345 kV)[4]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Nearest mapped substation, 1.31 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
  3. transmission
    345 kV line[4]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (1.38 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
  4. utility
    Taylor Electric Coop INC - (Tx)[2]
    Service territoryLikely
    Retail service territory containing the site
  5. ISO / RTO
    ERCOT[3]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: ERCO
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
32.49249, -99.78262
Address
5502 Spinks Rd, Abilene, TX 79601[1]Likely
County
Taylor County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
    Microsoft[1]
  3. 3. Operator
    Not identified
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    Microsoft[1]Likely
Capital & construction
Investor:
NVIDIA[1]

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Owner
Microsoft[1]Confirmed
End user
Utility
Taylor Electric Coop INC - (Tx)(unreviewed)[2]Unverified

Most likely retail provider among 3 overlapping service territories (largest retail sales; territory polygons are approximate). Also overlapping: AEP Texas North Company, Coleman County Elec Coop, INC.

Investor
NVIDIA[1]Confirmed

Power (all fields)

Planned capacity
941 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2027-11-11); not necessarily full build-out.

Current facility power
Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
ERCOT[3]Likelyderived

Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.

Balancing authority
ERCO[2]Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

Nearest mapped substation
Unnamed substation (345 kV)[4]Likelyderived

Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.

Distance to substation
1.3 km[4]Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby
345 kV[4]Likelyderived

Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.

State avg. industrial price
7.07¢/kWh[6]Confirmed

Texas statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
8.47¢/kWh[6]Confirmed

Texas statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
2.39 GW[7]Confirmedderived

13 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Generation queued in county
3.49 GW[5]Confirmedderived

14 active generation interconnection requests in Taylor County: Solar 2,188 MW, Storage 920 MW, Wind 377 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
69 kV lineTransmission line0.62 km69 kV[4]
138 kV lineTransmission line0.69 km138 kV[4]
345 kV lineTransmission line1.38 km345 kV[4]
Post Oak Wind LLC · Mesquite Wind LLCPower plant (Wind)12.1 km200 MW[7]
Mesquite Wind Power LLC · Mesquite Wind LLCPower plant (Wind)30.9 km200 MW[7]
Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm · AES Distributed EnergyPower plant (Wind)37.5 km170 MW[7]
Anson Solar Center, LLC · Engie North AmericaPower plant (Solar)37.6 km200 MW[7]
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center · FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLCPower plant (Wind)40.3 km736 MW[7]
Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm · AES Distributed EnergyPower plant (Wind)41.8 km233 MW[7]
Trent Wind Farm · Trent Wind Farm LLCPower plant (Wind)43.1 km152 MW[7]
Hackberry Wind Farm · Hackberry Wind LLCPower plant (Wind)45.6 km162 MW[7]
Unnamed substationSubstation1.31 km345 kV[4]
Abilene Northwest Substation · American Electric PowerSubstation1.33 km138 kV[4]
Unnamed substationSubstation1.38 km138 kV[4]
Vogel Street Substation · American Electric PowerSubstation2.7 km69 kV[4]
Largest queued generation in this countyFuelQueue statusMWSource
Key City Solar SLFERCOT 26INR0701 · Key City Solar LLCSolarIn study · proposed 2029-03989 MW[5]
Dog Star Solar IERCOT 27INR0503 · Dog Star Solar LLCSolarIn study · proposed 2027-12499 MW[5]
Dog Star Solar IIERCOT 27INR0504 · Dog Star Solar LLCSolarIn study · proposed 2027-12499 MW[5]
Forts Trail BESSERCOT 24INR0341 · JC Central Bluff, LLCStorageIn study · proposed 2029-03209 MW[5]
Forts Trail BESS 2ERCOT 24INR0488 · JC Central Bluff, LLCStorageIn study · proposed 2029-03206 MW[5]
Taylor County Paul StorageERCOT 26INR0618 · DM-TCP, LLCStorageIn study · proposed 2029-12205 MW[5]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    Nov 2, 2025[1]
  5. First operational
    Sep 17, 2027[1]
    Projected
  6. Expected completion
    Nov 11, 2027[1]
    Projected
Planned capacity
941 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2027-11-11); not necessarily full build-out.

Buildings (planned)
2[1]Likelyderived

Count of building outlines traced on satellite imagery.

Buildings operational
0[1]Likelyestimated
PhaseStatusAdded MWCompleted / expectedSource
Building 1under construction470 MWSep 17, 2027 (projected)[1]
Building 2under construction471 MWNov 11, 2027 (projected)[1]

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area
Not yet sourced

Compute

Chip types
Rubin[1]Confirmed

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)

No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.

Timeline

Construction start: Nov 2, 2025[1]
First operational: Sep 17, 2027[1]
  1. Nov 2, 2025[1]

    Land clearing begins for Buildings 1-2.

  2. Jan 15, 2026[1]

    Land clearing continues.

  3. Sep 17, 2027Projected470 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]

    Building 1 operational. Based on the completion date to "build-out an office and data hall", stated in a regulatory filing.

  4. Nov 11, 2027Projected941 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    Building 2 operational. Based on the completion date to "build-out an office and data hall", stated in a regulatory filing.

All claims (provenance audit)

26
FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameCrusoe Abilene Expansion[1] Likely2026-01-15Shown
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2025-11-02Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2026-01-15Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedLikely2026-01-15Shown
Address5502 Spinks Rd, Abilene, TX 79601[1] Likely2026-01-15Shown
OwnerMicrosoftOwner: Microsoft[1] Confirmed2026-01-15Shown
End usersMicrosoftUsers: Microsoft[1] Likely2026-01-15Shown
UtilityTaylor Electric Coop INC - (Tx)territory 27369: TAYLOR ELECTRIC COOP INC - (TX) (COOPERATIVE, TAYLOR ELECTRIC C[2] derivedUnverified2022Shown
InvestorsNVIDIAInvestors: NVIDIA[1] Confirmed2026-01-15Shown
Planned capacity941 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-15Shown
ISO / RTOERCOTELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC.[3] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityERCO[2] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationUnnamed substation (345 kV)way/1537802646[4] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation1.3 km[4] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby345 kV[4] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Generation queued in county3.49 GW[5] derivedConfirmed2026-09-01Shown
State avg. industrial price7.07¢/kWh[6] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price8.47¢/kWh[6] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km2.39 GW[7] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Buildings (planned)2[1] derivedLikely2026-01-15Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-15Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2025-11-02Superseded / alternative
Chip typesRubin[1] Confirmed2026-01-15Shown
Construction startNov 2, 2025[1] derivedLikely2026-01-15Shown
First operationalSep 17, 2027[1] estimatedSpeculative2026-01-15Shown
Expected completionNov 11, 2027[1] estimatedSpeculative2026-01-15Shown