US power infrastructure firm Circe Energy has ordered 2GW of natural gas generation capacity from Cummins to provide prime power for its planned West Texas AI Infrastructure Campus and future North American deployments.
– Cummins
The gas generation capacity is scheduled for delivery between 2026 and 2030 and will support the phased buildout of the data center. The facility is planned for a 1,950-acre site in the Permian Basin, which the company claims is designed for gigawatt-scale AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.
According to Circe, the facility will combine behind-the-meter natural gas generation, microgrid architecture, and HPC-ready powered shell facilities. Phased energization at the site is planned for 2027. According to the company website, the project is expected to launch with 150MW in 2027, ultimately scaling to 1.1GW by 2030.
"AI infrastructure is fundamentally a power challenge," said Dagan Baroco, chief commercial officer of Circe Energy. "The market is rapidly realizing that securing land is not enough, and securing a utility queue position is not enough. What matters is the ability to energize capacity when customers need it."
