2 buildings
Initial 200+ MW development and the first major construction wave.
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Texas markets / Abilene
Abilene market brief
America’s AI buildout
has a West Texas address.
Track the Lancium Clean Campus and Stargate development, understand what it means for Abilene, and find your place in the workforce and business opportunity.
1.2 GWplanned capacity
8planned buildings
~4M sq. ft.planned footprint
Mid-2026announced Phase 2 target
01 / THE PROJECT
Confirmed development
What is being built near Abilene?
Crusoe began building at Lancium’s Clean Campus in June 2024. The announced expansion brings the plan to eight buildings, roughly four million square feet and 1.2 gigawatts of power capacity.
The initial two-building, 200+ MW phase was followed by an announced six-building expansion. The campus is identified with the Stargate AI infrastructure program.
6 more buildings
Expansion toward the full 1.2 GW, eight-building campus.
The Abilene ecosystem
Workers, suppliers, housing, training and infrastructure supporting what comes next.
02 / WORK & BUSINESS
Where you fit
One project.
Three opportunity lanes.
The campus needs more than server technicians. Demand extends across construction, facility operations, logistics, housing, transportation, food service, security and professional services.
Build the campus
Electricians · Pipefitters · Equipment operators · Safety · Logistics
Search openings →Operate the facility
Critical facilities · Controls · HVAC · Network · Security
Explore careers →Serve the workforce
Housing · Transportation · Food service · Healthcare · Staffing
Join the network →Building the Abilene talent networkCreate one worker profile for consideration as employers and staffing partners join.
Build or submit your résumé →03 / TRAINING
Career pathways
Train for the work that stays.
Data center careers combine electricity, mechanical systems, automation, controls, networking, cybersecurity, safety and facility operations.
Cisco College
Energy Systems & Controls prepares technicians for automation, robotics, electrical controls and industrial systems. Cisco operates an Abilene Educational Center.
Explore the program ↗Texas State Technical College
TSTC’s 15-week data center course covers electrical and mechanical systems, safety, troubleshooting and facility operations.
Read about the program ↗Match training to the job.
Compare each role’s time, credential, location and cost before enrolling.
Open the training guide →04 / ABILENE DIRECTORY
Verified pathways
Who is building, hiring and training.
Use original company and public-agency sources for current openings, vendor instructions and program details. Inclusion identifies a verified role or resource; it is not an endorsement.
Official Abilene resource hub ↗OrganizationRoleOpportunity or contact
CrusoeCampus developer & operatorDirect Abilene careersOpen source ↗LanciumCampus & power infrastructureProject development and updatesOpen source ↗DPR ConstructionData center constructionAbilene campus project and careersOpen source ↗MortensonPower-delivery EPCTransmission, interconnection and substationsOpen source ↗Workforce Solutions WCTPublic workforce partnerJob and résumé help · 325-795-4200Open source ↗Development Corp. of AbileneEconomic developmentBusiness and project resourcesOpen source ↗Cisco CollegeEducation & trainingEnergy Systems & Controls · 325-794-4400Open source ↗TSTCTechnical trainingData center and skilled-trade pathwaysOpen source ↗Does your company support the Abilene campus?
Submit your company →Contractors, staffing firms, housing providers, transportation operators, caterers and professional-service companies can request directory review.
05 / COMMUNITY QUESTIONS
Straight answers matter
What Abilene should keep asking.
Responsible development is not blind support or automatic opposition. It means measuring clear commitments and publishing the results.
Power
How will new generation, storage, transmission and demand response protect grid reliability?
Water
The developer describes closed-loop cooling. Track the source, annual use, drought plan and verified operating results.
Local jobs
Construction is the first wave. Lasting value requires pathways into electrical, mechanical, controls, network and critical-facilities careers.
Long-term value
Measure whether infrastructure, suppliers and training help recruit the next durable industry.
Stratigraphic Development™
The data center should strengthen the next investment.
Power, fiber, roads, training, supplier capacity and workforce housing should become the foundation for advanced manufacturing, robotics, technology and durable local careers.
See the five-layer framework →