June 18 - Meta Platforms is reported to have secured new agreements to source artificial intelligence compute capacity from data center developer Crusoe, according to people familiar with the matter. The arrangements are part of the companys ongoing effort to expand the infrastructure needed to support its growing AI operations.
Sources indicate Meta is under contract to obtain capacity at two Crusoe data center locations, one in Childress, Texas, and the other in Warrenton, Missouri. Together, the two sites are said to offer about 1.6 gigawatts of compute capacity for Metas use.
To give context to the scale, a single gigawatt is roughly equivalent to the power required by 750,000 U.S. homes. The report did not provide details on how much Meta will pay for the capacity or on the schedule for when that compute power will be delivered to Metas operations.
Meta and Crusoe did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and the account of the agreements could not be independently verified at the time of reporting. The information available is limited to the descriptions supplied by people familiar with the situation, and specific commercial terms were not disclosed.
The pursuit of additional computing capacity is consistent with broader industry dynamics, where demand for AI data centers and specialized compute continues to exceed supply. Meta has been among major technology firms directing substantial investment toward AI data centers and computing resources to support expanded AI capabilities.
In addition to these site-level arrangements, Meta has announced large-scale plans to invest in U.S. infrastructure and jobs, committing to funnel significant capital into building the data center footprint needed for CEO Mark Zuckerbergs AI initiatives. The company has pledged a multiyear commitment of $600 billion in U.S. infrastructure and jobs over the next three years as it scales the facilities that underpin its AI efforts.
Note: Details on contract values, delivery timelines and operational milestones were not provided in the available accounts and remain unclear.