Crusoe claimed to have “put on hold” a plan to build a data center in Wyoming after failing to win customers, including Google.

Crusoe ‘paused’ development of Wyoming data center
Pressure from Google likely contributed to halted development
Other development partners will likely seek to buy out Crusoe’s stake in the site

Crusoe has “put on hold” a data center development plan after key customers such as Google raised concerns about the cost and time of construction.

Bloomberg One report, citing people familiar with the matter, says Crusoe was close to building 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 customer, Crusoe has suspended its development activities,” the company said in a statement.

Crusoe’s Interests Could Be Redeemed

The planned data center development also attracted interest from power company Black Hills Corp., which also announced that data center development would move forward without Crusoe.

But in a statement to Bloomberga Crusoe spokesperson said the local approvals were obtained by a Crusoe subsidiary, meaning Crusoe’s stake in the site will likely be bought out by the other development partners.

An employee of Crusoe, who spoke to Bloomberg speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was still interest in the project and that Crusoe had presented a budget to a potential client, and the budget was within the range of the client’s.

Tech companies looking to stay at the forefront of the AI boom are desperate for additional computing power, hence the recent uptick in construction and opposition to new data centers.

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