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Crusoe and Redwood power modular AI data center with second-life batteries

Crusoe + Redwood Materials

Primary sourcePress release only2025-06-26
Deal structureOff-grid AI microgrid / second-life battery deployment
GeographySparks, Nevada
Infrastructure layersPower + batteries + data centers
Disclosed scale12 MW / 63 MWh second-life battery microgrid powering Crusoe modular AI data center

Why it matters

The strategic read

A practical bridge for time-to-power constraints: used EV batteries plus solar feeding modular AI infrastructure without waiting years for grid interconnection.

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What was disclosed

  1. 01

    Crusoe and Redwood unveiled a solar and second-life EV battery microgrid for AI factories.

  2. 02

    Redwood built a 12 MW / 63 MWh microgrid described as the world’s largest second-life battery deployment.

  3. 03

    The system powers Crusoe’s modular AI data center infrastructure.

  4. 04

    Crusoe introduced Crusoe Spark, a modular GPU-ready AI data-center unit, around the deployment.

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What is known—and what is not

Deployment announced publicly; commercial pricing, duration and scale-up economics are not public.