Crusoe, a Denver-based AI data center builder, terminated a $1.25 billion agreement to purchase 29 of Boom Supersonic's 42-megawatt Superpower turbines. Initial deliveries were scheduled to begin in 2027.
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl announced the cancellation Friday on X, saying turbines are "no longer part of Crusoe's near term primary power mix at Abilene/etc." Scholl congratulated Crusoe founders Cully Cavness and Chase Lochmiller on the company's recent $3.9 billion capital raise.
Andrew Schmitt, a Crusoe spokesperson, said the company maintains flexibility in selecting energy solutions for each site as its needs evolve. "While Boom was a strong partner, the arrangement is not the right fit today," he said.
Crusoe, founded in 2018 as a bitcoin miner using excess natural gas from oil fields, has expanded into a major AI data center operator supplying computing power to OpenAI. Its 1.2 gigawatt facility in Abilene, Texas—which serves Oracle and OpenAI—operates primarily on grid power with a gas-turbine backup system.
The company is also building a 900 megawatt data center in Abilene for Microsoft powered by on-site gas turbines, reflecting a diversified energy strategy as Crusoe scales.
Boom Supersonic, known for developing its Overture supersonic passenger jet, launched a stationary power plant business last year. The Superpower turbines share about 80 percent of their components with the airborne Symphony engine designed for the Overture jet. Boom plans to deliver approximately 250 megawatts of Superpower turbines to other sites next year and targets 1 gigawatt by 2028.
