Crusoe has abandoned a $1.25 billion agreement to buy 29 gas turbines from Boom Supersonic for its AI data centres, TechCrunch reported on Friday.
The deal covered Boom's Superpower turbine, a stationary natural-gas plant generating 42 megawatts per unit that shares roughly 80% of its components with the company's Symphony jet engine. First deliveries had been scheduled for 2027.
Boom chief executive Blake Scholl said the turbines "are no longer part of Crusoe's near term primary power mix at Abilene/etc., so a launch partnership just didn't make sense." A Crusoe spokesperson said the company stays "flexible, choosing the energy solutions that are right for each site as its needs evolve — including turbines, along with wind, solar, batteries and the grid."
The cancellation removes a launch customer for a business Boom raised $300 million to build last year, and against which it targets 250 megawatts of deliveries in 2026 and a gigawatt in 2028. Crusoe, which raised $3.9 billion recently, already runs on-site gas turbines at a 900-megawatt facility it operates for Microsoft, according to TechCrunch.
The economics of powering AI data centres have driven operators toward whatever can be connected fastest, and bespoke turbines are a slower bet than grid connections, batteries and renewables that are already contracted. What Crusoe's decision does not settle is whether it needs less gas or simply wants it on different terms: the company's own statement keeps turbines on the list.