Stargate Abilene

OpenAI, Oracle, Crusoe · Abilene, Texas

StatusUnder construction

Capacity1,200 MW

Investment$11.6B

First seenJan 1, 2025

Latest newsMar 27, 2026

Confidencehigh

Flagship Stargate campus, first buildings energized in 2025 with more under way.

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Status timeline

1. Jan 1, 2025Under construction (curated)
2. Mar 18, 2025Expansion Crusoe
3. Mar 24, 2025Expansion Data Center Frontier
4. Jul 22, 2025Expansion CNBC
5. Sep 23, 2025Expansion BigCountryHomepage.com
6. Mar 27, 2026Expansion Data Center Knowledge

News about this project

• Crusoe Expands Abilene AI Campus With New 900 MW ‘AI Factory’ for MicrosoftData Center Knowledge · Mar 27, 2026 · Expansion
• Crusoe Announces New 900 MW AI Factory Campus in Abilene, Texas to Support Microsoft AI InfrastructureCrusoe · Mar 27, 2026 · Announced
• Microsoft to lease Abilene data center as OpenAI, Oracle scale back plansThe Business Journals · Mar 25, 2026 · Announced
• Stargate data center poised to complete construction this year in AbileneTexas Standard · Jan 26, 2026 · Operational
• Crusoe Announces Flagship Abilene Data Center is LiveCrusoe · Sep 30, 2025 · Announced
• OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data centre in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, SoftbankThe Hindu · Sep 24, 2025 · Announced
• OpenAI shows off its Stargate AI data center in Texas, plans to build 5 moreSan Antonio Express-News · Sep 24, 2025 · Announced
• OpenAI activates Stargate data center in Abilene, plans five more US sites - CHOSUNBIZChosunbiz · Sep 24, 2025 · Announced
• Sen. Cruz Tours Oracle and OpenAI’s AI Data Center in Abilene, Applauds Announcement of Further Investment in TexasSenator Ted Cruz (.gov) · Sep 24, 2025 · Announced
• OpenAI and Oracle show off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plan five more elsewhereThe Independent · Sep 23, 2025 · Announced
• Inside Stargate AI's massive Texas data center campus, with 5 more sites announcedDallas News · Sep 23, 2025 · Announced
• OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, SoftbankAP News · Sep 23, 2025 · Announced
• Shackelford County selected for new Stargate AI data center, possible expansion for AbileneBigCountryHomepage.com · Sep 23, 2025 · Expansion
• OpenAI expands Oracle data center deal, says parts of Stargate 1 in Texas are operationalCNBC · Jul 22, 2025 · Expansion
• Crusoe secures $11.6bn in debt and equity for OpenAI's Stargate data center campus in Abilene, TexasData Center Dynamics · May 21, 2025 · Announced
• Crusoe Adds 4.5 GW Natural Gas to Fuel AI, Expands Abilene Data Center to 1.2 GWData Center Frontier · Mar 24, 2025 · Expansion
• News | Nation's first Stargate data center in West Texas is already in expansion modeCoStar · Mar 24, 2025 · Expansion
• Crusoe begins construction on second phase of Abilene, Texas, data center campus, will add six buildingsData Center Dynamics · Mar 19, 2025 · Under construction
• Crusoe expands Abilene AI campus to 1.2 GWCrusoe · Mar 18, 2025 · Expansion
• Stargate's first data center is underway in Texas. Public filings show how much it will cost to build.Business Insider · Jan 24, 2025 · Announced