Crusoe ended plans to buy 29 Boom Supersonic turbines for AI data centers, saying the partnership no longer fits its current power strategy.
Crusoe has ended plans to use Boom Supersonic’s stationary turbines at its AI data centers, unwinding a proposed purchase worth $1.25 billion. The Denver-based data center developer had agreed to buy 29 of Boom’s 42-megawatt Superpower units, with initial deliveries expected to begin in 2027. Boom CEO Blake Scholl told TechCrunch that the companies are no longer moving forward with the launch partnership.
Boom developed Superpower as a natural-gas-fired stationary power plant based on technology from the engine it is building for its Overture supersonic aircraft. The deal would have made Crusoe the first customer for that new turbine business. Scholl said Boom still had other customers in its pipeline and projected deliveries of about 250 megawatts to other sites next year, with a target of one gigawatt in 2028.
Crusoe said it is not abandoning turbines altogether. A company spokesperson told TechCrunch that its energy plans remain flexible and may include turbines, wind, solar, batteries and grid power, depending on each site. The company said the Boom partnership was not the right fit at this time. Its existing 1.2-gigawatt Abilene campus, built for Oracle and OpenAI, is powered by the grid, with a gas-turbine plant serving as backup. A separate 900-megawatt Abilene site for Microsoft is planned to use on-site gas turbines.
The cancellation removes a large initial order from Boom’s stationary-power business, while showing that data center developers can change suppliers as campus plans evolve. It also illustrates the challenge of matching new generation equipment with the pace and requirements of AI infrastructure construction. The companies did not describe a technical failure or disclose a replacement for the Boom units; Crusoe says it will choose power sources site by site.