--- title: Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI... description: Crusoe, the AI data center builder that recently raised $3.9 billion, has scrapped its $1.25 billion agreement to buy 29 natural gas-fired Superpower turbines... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/crusoe-abandons-1-25b-plan-to-use-boom-turbines-at-ai-data-centers-cswusm3d5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers | daily.dev og:description: Crusoe, the AI data center builder that recently raised $3.9 billion, has scrapped its $1.25 billion agreement to buy 29 natural gas-fired Superpower turbines... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/crusoe-abandons-1-25b-plan-to-use-boom-turbines-at-ai-data-centers-cswusm3d5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cSwUSM3d5.png og:image:alt: Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Crusoe, the AI data center builder that recently raised $3.9 billion, has scrapped its $1.25 billion agreement to buy 29 natural gas-fired Superpower turbines from Denver-based Boom Supersonic. The deal, first announced last year, would have made Crusoe the launch customer for Boom's stationary power plant business, which repurposes engine technology from its supersonic jet program. Boom CEO Blake Scholl said turbines are no longer part of Crusoe's near-term power mix at sites like its Abilene, Texas campus, though he noted other customers remain in the pipeline and Boom is targeting delivery of 250MW next year and 1GW by 2028. Crusoe confirmed it is no longer doing business with Boom, citing flexibility across power sources including wind, solar, batteries, and the grid. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Crusoe cancel its $1.25 billion turbine deal with Boom Supersonic? Crusoe ended the agreement because turbines are no longer part of its near-term primary power mix at sites like its Abilene, Texas campus. The deal had called for Crusoe to buy 29 of Boom's 42-megawatt Superpower turbines for $1.25 billion, with deliveries planned to start in 2027, but Crusoe now says it is staying flexible across wind, solar, batteries, and the grid. _Track how AI data center operators are shifting power strategies by following infrastructure news on daily.dev._ ### What is Boom Supersonic's Superpower turbine and how is it related to its Overture jet engine? Boom Supersonic's Superpower is a natural gas-fired stationary power plant that shares about 80% of its parts with Symphony, the engine Boom is developing for its supersonic passenger jet Overture. Boom launched the power plant business to generate profits that would help fund Overture's development, and it plans to deliver about 250MW of Superpowers next year and target 1GW by 2028. _Developers tracking energy tech spilling into AI infrastructure can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers](https://daily.dev/posts/boom-supersonic-raises-300m-to-build-natural-gas-turbines-for-crusoe-data-centers-ovz7yja5m) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI Needs More Power Than the Grid Can Deliver. 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