GoKawiilCrusoe drops $1.25B deal for Boom Supersonic's Superpower turbines
Crusoe has ended its agreement to buy 29 of Boom Supersonic's 42-megawatt Superpower gas turbines, a deal worth $1.25 billion with deliveries originally set to start in 2027. Boom CEO Blake Scholl confirmed the split on X, saying turbines are no longer part of Crusoe's near-term power plans for sites like its Abilene, Texas campus. Crusoe confirmed to TechCrunch it is no longer working with Boom.
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The cancellation suggests Crusoe is shifting its power strategy away from novel turbine technology, possibly toward more established or readily available power sources as it scales its AI data center buildout following a $3.9 billion raise. For Boom, which is diversifying beyond its supersonic jet ambitions into stationary power, losing its launch customer could complicate its pitch to future data center clients, though Scholl says other customers remain in its pipeline.
- Crusoe canceled a $1.25 billion deal to buy 29 Boom Supersonic turbines.
- Boom says turbines are no longer central to Crusoe's near-term power plans, including at its Abilene, Texas AI campus.
- Boom says it still plans to deliver about 250MW of Superpower turbines to other customers next year, targeting 1GW by 2028.
Source: techcrunch.com — Kirsten Korosec, 2026-09-25
Published there as: “Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers”
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