Crusoe walks away from a plan to power AI data centers with Boom Supersonic's stationary turbines, per Boom's CEO.
Crusoe has abandoned a $1.25 billion plan to use turbines built by Boom Supersonic to power its AI data centers. Boom CEO Blake Scholl confirmed the stationary power plants are no longer part of Crusoe's near-term roadmap.
The reversal is a reminder that unconventional energy bets to solve AI's power crunch don't always survive contact with procurement timelines and cost realities.
Every AI infrastructure buildout is bottlenecked by power, and this deal's collapse shows even well-funded neoclouds are pulling back from speculative energy solutions in favor of proven supply. It's a signal to watch which power partnerships are durable versus press-release vaporware.
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