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Microsoft Lease of Abilene AI Data Center Capacity

Sector: Data Center • Location: Abilene, Texas, United States

Source: WinBuzzer

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Microsoft has agreed to lease up to 900 megawatts of AI data center capacity in Abilene, Texas, from developer Crusoe. The site was originally developed for Oracle but was abandoned by Oracle and OpenAI before Microsoft secured the lease. The lease allows Microsoft to access one of the largest AI compute infrastructure hubs in the US, adjacent to Oracle's and OpenAI's Stargate campus.

Status: Closed
Sector: Data Center
Location: Abilene, Texas, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: WinBuzzer

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The project “Microsoft Lease of Abilene AI Data Center Capacity” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Abilene, Texas, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from WinBuzzer.

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Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Microsoft has agreed to lease up to 900 megawatts of AI data center capacity in Abilene, Texas, from developer Crusoe. The site was originally developed for Oracle but was abandoned by Oracle and OpenAI before Microsoft secured the lease. The lease allows Microsoft to access one of the largest AI compute infrastructure hubs in the US, adjacent to Oracle's and OpenAI's Stargate campus.
Original sector	Technology

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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Texas
City	Abilene

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Sector	Data Center
Article published date	2026-04-03

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