# Crusoe sells troubled Wyoming data center project to Google

DevFeed: [Crusoe sells troubled Wyoming data center project to Google](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/crusoe-sells-troubled-wyoming-data-center-project-to-google-121793.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/06/crusoe-sells-troubled-wyoming-data-center-project-to-google/>)

Author: Marina Temkin

Published: 2026-11-07T01:40:28Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [TechCrunch | AI News & Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techcrunch-ai-news-artificial-intelligence.md>)

Topics: [AI Infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-infrastructure.md>), [clean energy data centers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clean-energy-data-centers.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-infrastructure.md>), [challenges](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/challenges.md>), [crusoe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crusoe.md>), [data-center](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-center.md>), [datacenter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/datacenter.md>), [deal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deal.md>), [developing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developing.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project.md>)

## AI overview

Google is taking over Crusoe's unfinished southeastern Wyoming data center project after reportedly raising concerns about its cost and construction timeline under Crusoe's management. Crusoe had sought Google as a customer, and its original plan with Tallgrass was to scale the site to 10 gigawatts; Google did not disclose the purchase price but announced a $17 billion investment to develop the campus. The deal illustrates the difficulty independent developers face in securing power and equipment and delivering very large projects on time and within budget, with local opposition adding complications. Google continues to work with Crusoe on a separate data center near Amarillo. Crusoe also builds campuses for Oracle and OpenAI and Microsoft in Abilene, Texas, and serves other AI customers.

## Source excerpt

The deal highlights the challenges of developing massive AI data centers.