Crusoe Ends $1.25 Billion Turbine Deal with Boom Supersonic

Crusoe, the Denver‑based AI data‑center builder that recently closed a $3.9 billion funding round, has cancelled its agreement to purchase 29 of Boom Supersonic’s 42‑megawatt Superpower turbines. The $1.25 billion contract, signed last year, would have made Crusoe the launch customer for Boom’s stationary‑power spin‑off.

Boom CEO Blake Scholl announced the split on X, noting that the turbine line will still ship roughly 250 MW to other sites in 2025 and aims for 1 GW by 2028. Crusoe’s spokesperson said the company’s overall energy strategy is unchanged; it will continue to evaluate turbines alongside wind, solar, batteries and grid power for each new campus.

The Abilene campus that serves OpenAI currently runs on grid electricity with a gas‑turbine backup, while a second 900 MW site for Microsoft is slated to use on‑site gas turbines. Crusoe’s “power‑up” approach means it selects the most cost‑effective and reliable source per location.

Why it matters for GPU / AI infrastructure

Reliable, scalable power is the backbone of large‑scale GPU clusters. The breakdown of a high‑profile turbine partnership underscores how data‑center operators must stay flexible, diversifying generation assets to avoid single‑point‑of‑failure risks and to keep pace with rapidly growing AI workloads.