Crusoe ends $1.25B Boom turbine deal for AI data centers

Crusoe has confirmed it is no longer doing business with Boom Supersonic, ending a $1.25 billion deal to purchase turbines for its AI data center projects. Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl announced the breakup on X on September 25.

The original agreement called for Crusoe to buy 29 of Boom's 42-megawatt Superpower turbines, with first deliveries scheduled for 2027. Superpower is a stationary natural-gas power plant version of the Symphony engine being developed for Boom's Overture supersonic jet, sharing about 80% of its parts. Scholl said turbines were no longer part of Crusoe's near-term primary power mix, making the launch partnership unnecessary.

Scholl added that Boom will deliver about 250MW of Superpower turbines to other sites in 2027, targeting 1GW in 2028. Losing its launch customer appears to be a setback for Boom, which raised $300 million in 2025 largely to commercialize the turbine business.

A Crusoe spokesperson said the company builds AI factories from the power up and will choose the right energy solutions for each site as needs evolve, including turbines, wind, solar, batteries and the grid. Crusoe's existing 1.2GW Abilene data center built for Oracle and OpenAI is powered by the grid, with gas turbines for backup only. The company is also building a 900MW data center in Abilene for Microsoft, which will use on-site gas turbines.