Official resources, open positions, and local business opportunities across Lancium, Crusoe, Oracle, OpenAI, the City of Abilene, and the Development Corporation of Abilene.
The Abilene AI Data Center is a groundbreaking investment to bring an innovative data center campus to Abilene, Texas. The data centers, located on the Lancium Clean Campus, uses high-efficiency cooling and onsite power generation to strengthen — not strain — local resources, with a commitment to pay our own way on energy and ensure these costs are not passed on to residents. More than just technology, the Abilene AI Data Center means opportunity: thousands of well-paying jobs, major investments in local infrastructure, and hundreds of millions of dollars in new County revenue for schools, services, and community growth.
Thousands of jobs — construction, operations, and support roles across multiple partner companies
Closed-loop cooling — non-evaporative systems that use a fraction of traditional data center water
Local investment — hundreds of millions in tax revenue supporting schools, services, and infrastructure
Workforce training — paid trainee programs with no degree or experience required
Direct links to public pages and community updates from each organization involved at the Abilene AI Data Center.
Abilene campus news, construction milestones, and company announcements
Jobs, energy, water, and community impact
Community investment commitments and the vision behind Stargate
Development Corporation of Abilene updates and business resources
City services, public meetings, infrastructure updates, and community programs
Paid, hands-on training for data center operations. No degree required.
Lancium Clean Campus updates and resources
Photos and renderings from the Abilene AI Data Center campus. Hover to pause.
Positions sourced from each company's public career pages. All applications handled directly by each employer.
Engineering, operations, and construction
Data center technicians, Pathways, and engineering
Research, policy, and infrastructure
Are you an Abilene-area business interested in providing services to the data center project? Submit your information below to increase visibility with project teams and community liaisons.
Whether you're a two-person crew or a fifty-person company — if you can do the work, we want to hear from you.
Answers to the most common questions about the project, its partners, and what it means for Abilene.
The Abilene AI data center is a large-scale AI infrastructure campus being developed on approximately 1,100 acres in Abilene, Texas. Three organizations play distinct roles: Crusoe is developing and operating the physical campus; Oracle is providing and managing the AI infrastructure required to run very large training and inferencing; and OpenAI is the primary customer, using the computing power to train and run AI models. The Development Corporation of Abilene (DCOA) and the City of Abilene facilitated the economic development agreements that brought the project to West Texas.
Construction began in early 2024 with AI workloads going live in less than a year. Construction is ongoing and expected to continue in phases over the coming years, with permanent operations and hiring ramping up alongside each completed phase.
Construction activity will generate increased truck and vehicle traffic along key corridors near the campus site, particularly during active build phases. The project team is coordinating with the City of Abilene on traffic management, road improvements, and infrastructure upgrades to mitigate impact on residential areas. Community liaisons are the designated point of contact for residents with specific traffic or access concerns — you can reach them through the Crusoe community relations team.
No. The data center uses a one-time fill, closed-loop, non-evaporative liquid cooling system that significantly reduces water consumption. Each building will use roughly 50,000 gallons per year for cooling maintenance — comparable to half of a single American household's annual water use. This is an exceptionally small footprint for a facility of this size.
The campus connects directly to the ERCOT grid and is designed to draw from the region's robust and growing supply of renewable energy, including wind, which often goes underutilized in the area. For backup power, the campus uses GE Vernova natural gas turbines equipped with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology, which transforms nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx) into harmless water vapor and nitrogen through a catalytic converter, producing 90% lower emissions than conventional gas- or diesel-powered reciprocating engines with little to no methane slip.
Additionally, Oracle and OpenAI recently signed the President's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, which commits companies to covering the energy costs associated with their data center operations and protecting local customers from higher electricity rates. The campus is paying its own way on energy and is protecting residents from increased electricity costs.
Abilene is experiencing increased demand due to broader economic expansion across the region, including multiple large projects bringing new jobs and workers. Local leaders, developers, and community partners are actively working to expand housing options.
The Abilene AI data center will yield an estimated $30 million annually in local economic benefits for the City of Abilene and Taylor County, supporting schools, emergency services, roads, and county programs.
No. The Oracle Pathways Trainee Program in Abilene is your gateway to a tech career — no experience or degree required. Oracle provides paid, hands-on training so you can launch your future in data center operations. See the Open Positions section above for current listings.
Both Crusoe and Oracle have committed to prioritizing local vendors, suppliers, and contractors. The Vendor Interest Form above is the best first step — it gets your business in front of project teams and community liaisons. Services needed range from construction and trades to catering, landscaping, transportation, security, and facility maintenance. Submitting the form does not guarantee a contract, but it's the right starting point.
The Lancium Clean Campus represents significant investment in the local economy, creating high-quality jobs and fostering long-term partnerships with the community. The campus is a next-generation AI data center development designed to deliver large-scale, sustainable computing powered by advanced energy infrastructure. Lancium designs, builds, and operates power infrastructure that is fully ERCOT-approved and integrates grid interconnections with behind-the-meter resources to optimize reliability and economics.
This approach allows each campus to function as a grid-supportive asset, not a strain on the system. All Lancium Clean Campuses require closed-loop cooling systems that ensure minimal environmental impact. These closed-loop systems continuously recirculate water, meaning once filled, they require no additional water other than very small amounts for maintenance activities. This innovative approach helps conserve valuable water supply.
Recent coverage and announcements from project partners.
