Data Center Projects in Childress County, Texas

Last verified: October 27, 2026 · 2 tracked projects · 2 tracked records

Overview

Texas Data Center Watch tracks two data center projects in Childress County, including Project Hyper – Childress, a Crusoe/Lancium campus at 525 County Road 23. It is listed as Registered (TDLR).

On July 15, 2026, Crusoe and Lancium announced a 270-acre, 1.0 GW grid-connected campus, with construction expected to begin in Q3 2026 (Crusoe). That is a company figure. Conflicting capacity: DCD (Oct. 2, 2026) wrote that Crusoe announced in July 2026 it was working with Lancium on a 1.4GW campus, which doesn't match Crusoe's own 1.0 GW release. DCD also reports that construction has begun on two buildings, with the third expected to follow in October 2026 (DCD).

On Sept. 11, 2026, three single-story data center buildings were registered with TDLR (806,359 sq ft and an estimated $2.4B each; owners Childress DC1, DC2 and DC3 LLC). Starts are listed as July 6, Sept. 1 and Oct. 5, 2026, with completions Feb. 28, Apr. 28 and May 31, 2028 (TDLR 1; TDLR 2; TDLR 3).

Added since the Oct. 16 page update:

IREN Childress campus (Horizon AI buildings for Microsoft), Childress: listed as partially operational. Developer, per the tracker: IREN; Microsoft (customer) (IREN · DCD).

Note: "registered" means a state accessibility (TDLR) building registration, not an environmental permit.

Tracked projects

Project	Developer	Status	Capacity / size	Investment	Key dates	Sources
Project Hyper – Childress (Crusoe/Lancium Childress campus), Childress (525 CO RD 23)	Crusoe (design/build/operate); Lancium (land, power interconnect) (Crusoe); owners Childress DC1, DC2, DC3 LLC (TDLR)	Registered (TDLR)	3 single-story data center buildings × 806,359 sq ft (TDLR); 270 acres, 1.0 GW grid-connected (Crusoe release, Jul 15 2026, company); DCD (Oct 2 2026, news) writes that "Crusoe announced in July 2026 that it was working with Lancium on a 1.4GW data center campus", which conflicts with Crusoe's own 1.0 GW release	Est. $2.4B per building (TDLR)	Jul 15 2026 Crusoe and Lancium announced the campus, construction expected to begin Q3 2026 (Crusoe) · Sep 11 2026 Buildings 1–3 registered with TDLR (starts Jul 6, Sep 1 and Oct 5 2026 · completions Feb 28, Apr 28 and May 31 2028) · DCD (Oct 2 2026) reports construction has begun on two buildings, with the third expected to follow in October 2026	TDLR TABS 1 · TDLR TABS 2 · TDLR TABS 3 · Crusoe · DCD
IREN Childress campus (Horizon AI buildings for Microsoft), Childress	IREN; Microsoft (customer)	Partially operational	750 MW total capacity on a 576-acre freehold site (IREN); Horizon 1–4 are four 50 MW (IT load) direct-to-chip liquid-cooled buildings for Microsoft (DCD)	Microsoft signed a five-year, $9.7bn cloud services contract with IREN in Nov 2025 (DCD)	Site previously hosted cryptomining (DCD) · Aug 2026 Horizon 1 delivered to and accepted by Microsoft · Horizons 2–4 scheduled for delivery later in 2026 (DCD, Aug 17 2026)	IREN · DCD

Recorded benefits and concerns (Project Hyper – Childress (Crusoe/Lancium Childress campus)):

Benefits: Thousands of construction jobs and 100+ permanent positions (company figure); closed-loop, non-evaporative liquid cooling (Crusoe)

Sources for each project are linked in the table. Figures labeled "company" come from the developer.

Record timeline

Date	Type	What happened	Source
Sep 11, 2026	Building registration (TDLR)	TDLR TABS: 'Project Hyper – Childress' Buildings 1–3, 806,359 sq ft and est. $2.4B each, 525 CO RD 23.	TDLR TABS
Jul 15, 2026	Company announcement	Crusoe and Lancium announce 1.0 GW, 270-acre AI data center campus in Childress; construction expected Q3 2026.	Crusoe

What's next

These dates come from the tracker. Texas Data Center Watch has no recorded upcoming Childress County hearings or votes on data centers.

Through May 31, 2028: Scheduled completions for Buildings 1–3, per their TDLR registrations (TDLR).
Statewide permit pause: Under the Governor's Sept. 21 order halting permits sought by data centers (Governor's office), TCEQ sent its Oct. 19 compliance letter: it says permits for infrastructure directly supporting data centers are paused, pending applications are being screened, and claimed authorizations are suspended where possible (TCEQ letter). The Texas Tribune reported Oct. 20 that TCEQ says stormwater permits flagged by Public Citizen were suspended (Texas Tribune). On Oct. 21 TCEQ posted that its STEERS e-filing system for automatic authorizations is temporarily shut down so staff can check whether applications relate to data centers (TCEQ STEERS notice); the Texas Tribune reports a spokesman said applications must be physically provided (Texas Tribune, Oct. 21). The tracker doesn't show whether any project in Childress County has a pending TCEQ permit.

Frequently asked questions

What data center projects are tracked in Childress County, Texas? Two: Project Hyper – Childress (Crusoe/Lancium Childress campus) in Childress (525 CO RD 23), listed as registered (TDLR); IREN Childress campus (Horizon AI buildings for Microsoft) in Childress, listed as partially operational.

Who is building in Childress County? Crusoe (design/build/operate) and Lancium (land and power interconnect), according to Crusoe (Crusoe).

How big is Project Hyper – Childress? Reports conflict. Crusoe's release cites 270 acres and 1.0 GW grid-connected (company claim) (Crusoe); DCD describes a 1.4GW campus (news) (DCD). TDLR lists three buildings of 806,359 sq ft at an estimated $2.4B each (TDLR).

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