Meta Platforms Inc. has signed new agreements to source AI computing capacity from data center developer Crusoe, securing roughly 1.6 gigawatts (GW) combined across two sites: Childress, Texas, and Warrenton, Missouri. The move underpins its rapidly growing AI infrastructure needs.
June 18, 2026 · Meta × Crusoe
Meta Locks In 1.6GW of New AI Compute From Crusoe
Two new sites — Childress, Texas and Warrenton, Missouri — add roughly 1.6 gigawatts of capacity as Meta races rivals for the power, land and cooling behind its Llama AI clusters.
1.6GW
New Meta capacity across two Crusoe sites
4.9GW
Crusoe's total contracted AI infrastructure
40GW+
Crusoe's disclosed development pipeline
100k
GPUs on one network at the Abilene campus
Crusoe's contracted capacity vs. the new Meta deal
The 1.6GW Meta commitment alone is about one third of everything Crusoe has under contract today.
4.9GW
Total contracted
Crusoe's key sites
Abilene, Texas
1.2GW · 8 buildings · ~4M sq ft. Under construction / partly live, launched for Oracle.
Warrenton, Missouri
340 acres · 2 buildings · ~805,000 sq ft. Advancing through approval process.
Childress, Texas
Capacity undisclosed. Confirmed supply site for the new Meta deal.
The Crusoe differentiator: energy-first
Born from flare-gas crypto mining, Crusoe competes on integrated power and rapid modular construction.
On-site generation + grid + batteries
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Modular & prefab fast build
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Non-evaporative low-water cooling
The optimists
The 1.6GW scale plus a stranded-gas energy-integration model offers a real edge in speed and reliability.
The skeptics
The deal is brand new — Meta's real-world operational assessment hasn't been disclosed. Llama training and inference benchmarks will be the true gauge.
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