{
  "id": 12503056,
  "title": "Massive 1.5 million sq ft data center campus planned for West Texas — bringing the state's total regional AI investment to $12 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/massive-1-5-million-sq-ft-data-center-campus-planned-for-west-texas",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/massive-1-5-million-sq-ft-data-center-campus-planned-for-west-texas-bringing-total-regional-ai-investment-to-usd12-billion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Crusoe, an artificial intelligence company, has filed plans for two massive data centers in Jayton, Texas, with a combined investment of $4.8 billion. Each 759,260 square foot building is part of Project Hyper, which includes three facilities estimated to cost $2.4 billion each. Construction is set to begin in January 2027, with the first facility operational by May 2029 and the second in July 2029. The Jayton site, located between Childress and Abilene, will increase West Texas' capacity for AI investment to $12 billion. No specific street addresses were provided, and it remains unclear whether Crusoe will operate the facilities or find customers before completion.",
  "summary": "Crusoe plans two $4.8 billion Jayton data centers, expanding its West Texas infrastructure alongside major projects in Childress and Abilene.",
  "key_points": [
    "Crusoe plans two data centers in Jayton, Texas, with $4.8 billion investment",
    "Each 759,260 sq ft building part of Project Hyper, three facilities total",
    "Jayton site boosts West Texas AI capacity to $12 billion"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}