Data Center Registry
Crusoe Victoria AI Factory
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas · All 4 Crusoe sites
Crusoe Victoria AI Factory is a proposed data center in Victoria, Texas (Victoria County), operated by Crusoe. The public record puts it at announced October 2025, 1.5 GW planned. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
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Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Crusoe
- Facility type
- Data center, AI use confirmed
- Location
- Victoria, Victoria County, TX
- Coordinates
- 28.8053, -97.0036
- Power capacity
- 1.5 GW planned
- Land
- Not established from a public source
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- October 2025
- Utility
- On-site generation (Blue Energy: gas bridge → nuclear)
- Power source
- On site gas
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- Not established from a public source
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- Contested
- Source confidence
- Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- October 2025ProposedBlue Energy and Crusoe announced a nuclear-powered AI factory campus at the Port of Victoria; gas bridge power ~2028, nuclear ~2031 Source: Crusoe
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Crusoe Victoria AI Factory in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Victoria County Commissioners Court heard organized opposition at a public hearing on the Crusoe/Blue Energy project (wastewater/injection-well concerns) alongside a rally by 'Concerned Citizens for Responsible Development' opposing AI data centers in the area (June-July 2026); no vote reported yet.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
Victoria County Commissioners Court heard organized opposition at a public hearing on the Crusoe/Blue Energy project (wastewater/injection-well concerns) alongside a rally by 'Concerned Citizens for Responsible Development' opposing AI data centers in the area (June-July 2026); no vote reported yet.
Power and water
Blue Energy on-site generation: natural-gas bridge (~2028) transitioning to nuclear (~2031).
Notes on the record
Crusoe-developed AI factory campus at the Port of Victoria, powered by Blue Energy (natural-gas bridge as early as 2028, nuclear targeted ~2031). Distinct from Crusoe's Stargate Abilene campus. ~1.5 GW planned. Coordinates are the Victoria area centroid.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Permanent jobs promised
- Land area
Which document closes each gap
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
- Land area
- The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
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Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Crusoe Victoria AI Factory data center in Victoria?
Yes. Crusoe Victoria AI Factory in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Victoria County Commissioners Court heard organized opposition at a public hearing on the Crusoe/Blue Energy project (wastewater/injection-well concerns) alongside a rally by 'Concerned Citizens for Responsible Development' opposing AI data centers in the area (June-July 2026); no vote reported yet.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Crusoe Victoria AI Factory data center?
The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.
How much water does Crusoe Victoria AI Factory use?
No water withdrawal figure for Crusoe Victoria AI Factory is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Crusoe Victoria AI Factory, and how big is it?
Crusoe is the operator on record. We hold 4 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 1.5 GW.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Crusoe Victoria AI Factory," updated July 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/crusoe-blue-energy-victoria-tx.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/crusoe-blue-energy-victoria-tx, retrieved September 14, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.Blue Energy and Crusoe partner to develop nuclear-powered AI data center · Crusoe · retrieved July 7, 2026
- 2.Crossroads Today, Data centers spark debate in Victoria County Commissioners Court · retrieved July 26, 2026
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