Crusoe shifts from stranded-energy Bitcoin mining toward distributed AI infrastructure

Crusoe says it began by capturing otherwise wasted methane, generating power from it and running mobile, modular data centers, with Bitcoin mining as its first use case. Its first block was approximately 250 kilowatts; an early AI installation was described as a single rack capable of up to 25 kilowatts.

The company says it has since evolved into a vertically integrated, energy-first AI platform spanning gigawatt-scale campuses and smaller Crusoe Spark deployments. Crusoe believes Spark’s smaller clusters can scale inference infrastructure and reduce time to token without requiring gigawatt-scale sites.

Crusoe and Redwood Materials say they built a U.S. solar-and-battery microgrid using mostly second-life electric-vehicle batteries, with associated AI factories powered more than 99% by sunlight. Crusoe also announced a planned SMR-powered AI factory with ALO, targeted to go live by mid-2027; Spark can additionally use small gas generators, smaller gas turbines or available grid capacity in roughly 10–100 megawatt pockets.