- Crusoe ‘paused’ Wyoming data center development
- Pressure from Google likely contributed to halting development
- Other development partners are likely to look to buy out Crusoe’s stake in the site.
Crusoe has “paused” a data center development plan after key clients such as Google raised concerns about the cost and time of construction.
Bloomberg The report, citing people familiar with the matter, claims that Crusoe was prepared to build a data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, that would have a peak consumption of 1.8 GW, enough to power Denver.
“At the request of our client, Crusoe has paused its development activities,” the company said in a statement.
Crusoe’s stake likely to be bought out
The planned data center development also sparked interest from energy company Black Hills Corp., who also announced that data center development would move forward without Crusoe.
But in a statement to BloombergA Crusoe spokesman said local approvals had been obtained by a Crusoe subsidiary, meaning Crusoe’s interest in the site would likely be bought out by the other development partners.
An employee of Crusoe, who spoke with Bloomberg On condition of anonymity, he said there was still interest in the project and that Crusoe had presented a quote to a potential client and that the quote was within the client’s range.
Tech companies looking to stay at the forefront of the AI boom are desperate for additional computing power, hence the recent surge in both construction and opposition to new data centers.
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