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Crusoe

AI data center infrastructure Private crusoe.ai ↗ Denver, Colorado

Crusoe shows operating data-center capacity and novel energy microgrids but lacks policy evidence or speed metrics. Model synthesis · opinion

Decelerating Confidence 46% · -0.9 vs N-2
Kardashev-equivalent K 0.128

18.9 MW average power · 166 GWh/yr energy consumed (2025).

K = (log₁₀P − 6) / 10 with P in watts. Humanity today ≈ K 0.73. Computed in code from the reported figure — source: cdn.prod.website-files.com/6855c1aa175582ee23e0aa19/6aa97....

Index composition

65% measured · 35% opinion · method
Energy throughput Measured 30% 0.7 -3.2 65%
Compute capacity Measured 20% 5.8 new 65%
Growth gradient Measured 15% —   no data
Frontier acceleration Opinion 15% 6.0 new 51%
Builder velocity Opinion 12% 4.0 -4.0 52%
Permission to build Opinion 8% —   no data

Δ = change vs run N-1 (2026-10-09). Index = weighted mean of the scored categories (weights renormalized over what was scored) · coverage 77% · confidence 46% · measured share 65% of the scored weight (opinion 35%). No “overall” is asked of the model. Scores are AI-assisted (disclosures).

Run history

Every published measurement, newest first. N is the run on the leaderboard now; failed attempts are not shown. Unranked runs show no Index; Δ and the Index trend compare ranked runs only.

Index 3.6
K-equiv 0.128
RunPublishedIndexΔK-equivMethodView
N current 2026-10-09 3.6 -0.9 0.128 pipeline-v2.6 · weights-v1 · rubrics-v1 viewing
N-1 2026-10-09 Unranked — 0.258 pipeline-v2.4 · weights-v1 · rubrics-v1 View run N-1
N-2 2026-10-09 4.5 — 0.128 pipeline-v2.2 · weights-v1 · rubrics-v1 View run N-2

Measured — computed in code from reported figures

Joules · weight 30%

Energy throughput

0.7/ 10

Reported energy consumed: 596,000 GJ (2025) = 166 GWh/yr → 18.9 MW average → score 0.7, K = 0.128.

P = annual energy (J) / seconds per year → average watts. Score = clamp(2.5 × (log₁₀P − 7), 0, 10). Kardashev-equivalent K = (log₁₀P − 6) / 10. · confidence 65%

Watts of thought · weight 20%

Compute capacity

5.8/ 10

Reported operating data-center capacity: 206 MW (2025) = 206 MW → score 5.8.

Planned / under construction: 4,900 MW (2026) — shown, not scored.

Score = clamp(2.5 × log₁₀(MW), 0, 10). · confidence 65%

Slope · weight 15%

Growth gradient

—no data

Fewer than two comparable annual figures were found, so growth is unscored.

Each available sub-metric's compound annual growth rate (up to 3 years) is mapped piecewise-linearly through the anchors, then combined with weights capex 50%, revenue 25%, energy 25% (renormalized over what is available).

Opinion — model-judged against written rubrics, from verified quotes only

Opinion · Capability · weight 15%

Frontier acceleration

6.0/ 10

First-of-its-kind second-life EV battery microgrid paired with iron-air storage [E210] demonstrates near-state-of-the-art energy capability for data centers.

  • Verified evidence
  • 12 GWh of iron-air long-duration battery storage with Form Energy A first-of-its-kind second-life EV battery microgrid with Redwood Materials: 12 MW of solar paired with 63 MWh crusoe.ai · fetched 2026-10-09 ↗
Opinion Rubric · confidence 51%

Opinion · Policy · weight 8%

Permission to build

—insufficient

No public positions or actions on permitting, energy or open technology in evidence.

Opinion Rubric

Reported figures

MetricValuePeriodSource
Energy consumed 596,000 GJ 2025 cdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
Electricity consumed 116,100 MWh 2025 cdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
Data-center capacity (operating) 206 MW 2025 cdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
Energy storage deployed (not scored) 12 GWh 2027 onestopesg.com ↗
Energy storage deployed (not scored) 63 MWh 2026 onestopesg.com ↗
Data-center capacity (planned) 4,900 MW 2026 savrn.com ↗
Data-center capacity (planned) 200 MW 2026 servercountry.org ↗

Sources we fetched and verified

  1. How Crusoe builds AI data centers responsibly | Crusoe crusoe.ai/resources/blog/how-crusoe-builds-ai-data-center... · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 5e4b376b7461 · primary
  2. Crusoe 2025 impact report: sustainable intelligence | Crusoe crusoe.ai/resources/blog/crusoes-2025-impact-report · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 5bcd5d5c43f8 · primary
  3. Crusoe AI Data Centers | Energy-First Acceleration crusoe.ai/data-centers · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 7d989a60744e · primary
  4. About Crusoe | AI-Optimized cloud infrastructure crusoe.ai/about/company · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 fa2932311cfe · primary
  5. Crusoe's contracted AI infrastructure nears 5 GW | Crusoe crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoes-contracted-ai-infras... · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 ca8b4ea7b49d · primary
  6. Crusoe & Blue Owl: $15B Abilene venture, phase 2 | Crusoe crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-blue-owl-capital-and-... · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 806fa3e72e3d · primary
  7. Crusoe Impact | Energy-first approach to AI infrastructure crusoe.ai/about/impact · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 1322f31e0de6 · primary
  8. BYO power: energy-first AI infrastructure | Crusoe crusoe.ai/resources/blog/welcome-to-the-era-of-byo-power · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 3fc7510a29a3 · primary
  9. Crusoe Energy Nolan County Data Center: 200 MW, Nolan County servercountry.org/data/projects/crusoe-energy-nolan-count... · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 47c7dc10baf8
  10. Crusoe Deepens Energy Storage Strategy With Redwood Expansion and 12 GWh Form Energy Deal for AI Data... onestopesg.com/esg-news/crusoe-deepens-energy-storage-str... · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 ef1d2ddfe85c
  11. Crusoe Energy Data Center Capex and Sites savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/company/crusoe-energy · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 3812c1103d92
  12. Crusoe 2025 Impact Report cdn.prod.website-files.com/6855c1aa175582ee23e0aa19/6aa97... · fetched 2026-10-09 · sha256 38ca3db4c942
Run N · 2026-10-09 12:42 PDT · 1m 19s · 8 stages · grok-4.3
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pipeline-v2.6 · prompts-v2.4 · rubrics-v1 · weights-v1 · bundle 51eec73010a9 · code e14a082

Last updated 2026-10-09 How the Index is computed