Data Centre Firm Crusoe Signs Agreement With Blue Energy To Develop Nuclear-Powered Campus In Texas

Company says it could deploy up to 1.5 GW of reactor capacity

Data Centre Firm Crusoe Signs Agreement With Blue Energy To Develop Nuclear-Powered Campus In Texas
The Port of Victoria is southwest of Houston in the US state of Texas. Courtesty Port of Victoria.

US-based AI data centre developer Crusoe has partnered with US nuclear energy firm Blue Energy to develop a nuclear-powered data centre campus in the Port of Victoria, Texas.

Under the agreement, Blue Energy secured a site to design, develop and operate an advanced nuclear power plant of up to 1.5 GW, delivering “affordable, reliable power” to Crusoe-developed artificial intelligence (AI) factories on a nearby site.

Blue Energy said it will deliver power to the planned site as early as 2028.

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