# Lancium

> Lancium develops Texas sites, grid interconnections, generation and energy-management systems for gigawatt-scale AI data centers. Its core idea is that enormous computing loads should be engineered around the power system: placed near abundant generation, paired with storage and on-site resources, and orchestrated to lower cost without undermining grid reliability. The company began with flexible cryptocurrency mining, survived a delayed marquee deployment, and now supplies the power-and-land layer beneath Crusoe-operated Stargate infrastructure and new campuses with Crusoe and QTS.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Shenandoah, United States
- **Founders:** Michael McNamara (CEO and Co-founder), Raymond Cline (Co-founder and original technical leader)
- **Team size:** Approximately 70 employees; LinkedIn lists 51-200
- **Products:** Lancium Smart Response, Lancium Clean Campuses, Grid interconnect development, Power orchestration and energy management, Site engineering and land development
- **Notable:** Qualified what Lancium says was the first data-center Controllable Load Resource in ERCOT in June 2020., Built a patent portfolio around dynamic power delivery and fast-ramping computing loads; its fifth U.S. patent was announced in 2020., Secured a fully approved 1.2 GW grid interconnection for the Abilene Clean Campus.

## Products & services

- **Lancium Smart Response** — Software that adjusts flexible computing load in response to power prices and grid signals and enables participation in ERCOT controllable-load programs.
- **Lancium Clean Campuses** — Texas campuses combining land, grid interconnection, civil and electrical infrastructure, and behind-the-meter energy resources for hyperscale AI data centers.
- **Grid interconnect development** — Design and construction of high-voltage infrastructure and transmission connections, including formal ERCOT review and approval.
- **Power orchestration and energy management** — Operational coordination of grid power, batteries, solar and on-site generation to manage delivered cost, carbon and reliability.
- **Site engineering and land development** — Acquisition and engineering of large sites tailored for multi-building, gigawatt-scale AI campuses.

## Achievements

- Qualified what Lancium says was the first data-center Controllable Load Resource in ERCOT in June 2020.
- Built a patent portfolio around dynamic power delivery and fast-ramping computing loads; its fifth U.S. patent was announced in 2020.
- Secured a fully approved 1.2 GW grid interconnection for the Abilene Clean Campus.
- Began Abilene construction with Crusoe in 2024 and expanded the plan to eight buildings and roughly 4 million square feet in 2025.
- Positioned Abilene as the first site of the Stargate AI infrastructure initiative.
- Closed $600 million of debt financing in October 2025.
- Announced 2026 campus partnerships with QTS in Hall County and Crusoe in Childress.
- Reportedly secured an NVIDIA commitment of up to $3 billion in August 2026; the transaction was reported, not announced by Lancium in the reviewed sources.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Crusoe began the six-building second phase at Abilene, taking the planned campus to eight buildings, about 4 million square feet and 1.2 GW.
- **2025-10** — Lancium closed a $600 million debt package for Abilene and other projects.
- **2026-07** — Lancium and QTS announced a Hall County campus near Turkey, Texas, with planned private energy infrastructure, storage and solar.
- **2026-07** — Lancium and Crusoe announced a second partnership campus in Childress with 1.0 GW of grid-connected capacity.
- **2026-08** — Media reports said NVIDIA agreed to invest $2 billion with a potential additional $1 billion tied to more secured power; no valuation was disclosed in the reviewed public reports.

## Links

- Website: https://lancium.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lancium/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Lancium
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lancium/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21