- Buildings 3 and 4 each cost an estimated $500M and span 805,380 sq ft, filed with TDLR under Crusoe affiliate GN DC1 LLC [1] - The Goodnight Campus now comprises six planned buildings — four at 805,380 sq ft and two at 484,954 sq ft — at 10001 Lima Rd in Claude, Armstrong County [2] - The campus is powered by a 933 MW gas-fired power plant (TCEQ air permit filed February 2026) and a co-located 265.5 MW Goodnight Wind Farm [3][4] - Google is the expected single tenant for the campus, which serves as Texas's first test case for behind-the-meter co-location under PUCT rules [4][5] - Construction is underway with phased go-live from August 2026 through Q1 2027
[2] Crusoe Energy has filed permits with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) for two additional data center buildings at its Goodnight Campus in Armstrong County, Texas. Buildings 3 and 4, filed under Crusoe affiliate GN DC1 LLC as part of Project Llano, each carry an estimated construction cost of $500 million and span 805,380 sq ft (74,822 sqm) [1] [2].
The filings bring the campus to six planned single-story structures — four larger warehouse-style buildings at 805,380 sq ft each and two smaller Abilene-type hyperscale buildings at 484,954 sq ft each. The campus is located at 10001 Lima Rd in the town of Claude, just east of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle [2].
Construction on Buildings 3 and 4 has already begun. One building is expected to be completed by August 2026, with the second targeted for the end of Q1 2027. Crusoe is reportedly in negotiations to lease the entire campus to a single tenant, widely reported to be Google [1][2] [5].
The Campus #
The Goodnight Campus was redesigned from an original seven-building layout to six buildings. The total investment across the full campus has been reported at over $29 billion, though Crusoe has not publicly confirmed that figure [2] [6]. The campus is being developed as a vertically integrated AI compute facility, with Crusoe providing both the infrastructure and the dedicated power generation.
The TDLR filings for Buildings 3 and 4 follow earlier filings for Buildings 1 and 2. All four of the larger buildings share the same 805,380 sq ft footprint, while the two smaller structures each span 484,954 sq ft [2].
Power & Grid Configuration #
The campus draws from two distinct power sources. A 933 MW gas-fired power plant, for which Crusoe filed a TCEQ air construction permit in February 2026, provides the primary capacity. The facility would use GE Vernova turbines operating off-grid, bypassing the traditional ERCOT interconnection queue [3] [7].
A secondary behind-the-meter arrangement pairs a 260 MW data center load with the existing 265.5 MW Goodnight Wind Farm, creating a combined 525.5 MW campus segment that shares a single grid interconnection point. Crusoe transferred the wind-powered portion to Ensign Infrastructure, a Delaware-incorporated special purpose vehicle, which serves as the official large-load applicant under Texas's Public Utility Commission (PUCT) rules [4] [5].
The PUCT imposed strict operating conditions on the co-location arrangement, including mandatory 30-minute emergency curtailment and a prohibition on participating in paid demand response programs — effectively requiring the data center to provide free grid services during emergencies [5].
Regulatory Context #
The Goodnight Campus serves as Texas's first major test case for co-locating large AI data center loads behind existing generation under rules the PUCT adopted in late March 2026. The arrangement raises regulatory questions about how reliability obligations scale when a load operates behind a generator rather than connecting directly to the transmission grid [4] [5].
The TCEQ air permit application for the 933 MW gas power plant disclosed potential annual emissions of over 4.5 million tons of greenhouse gases and 1,600 tons of criteria air pollutants, which has drawn scrutiny from environmental groups [3].
Crusoe's Broader Buildout #
Crusoe, valued at approximately $3 billion after a $500 million fundraise led by Founders Fund, has been rapidly scaling its data center portfolio across Texas. The company's Abilene campus is expanding to 1.2 GW of capacity and hosts part of OpenAI's Stargate Project. Crusoe also secured 4.5 GW of new natural gas power capacity through a partnership with Engine No. 1 [7].
The company counts NVIDIA and Founders Fund among its key backers and has evolved from cryptocurrency mining into a vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider. Google and Microsoft are its primary hyperscaler customers [7].
What's Next #
With construction already underway on Buildings 3 and 4, the near-term focus shifts to completion of the first phase by August 2026. The TCEQ air permit for the 933 MW gas power plant remains under review. The PUCT's handling of the behind-the-meter co-location arrangement will set precedent for future large-load applications across ERCOT territory [4] [5].
Companies mentioned #
Further sources #
[1] Data Center Dynamics — Crusoe files for two more data centers at Goodnight Camp… ↗
[2] Baxtel — Crusoe Goodnight Campus Data Center ↗ [3] Oil and Gas Watch — Crusoe Energy applies for air permit to build Goodnight Dat… ↗
[4] Data Center Knowledge — Texas Tests New Rules for AI Campuses Behind Existing P… ↗
[5] Latitude Media — How a Crusoe-Google campus became Texas' co-location test case ↗ [6] Construction Review Online — $29bn+ Goodnight Data Center in Armstrong, Texas E… ↗+1 more
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