Blue Energy files for nuclear reactor at Texas power plant to fuel Crusoe’s AI data center

Blue Energy Global has submitted the first portion of its construction permit application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a hybrid gas-to-nuclear facility at the Port of Victoria, Texas, designed to feed electricity to a Crusoe data center campus built specifically for AI workloads. The total projected capacity sits at up to 2.5 GW. The gas bridge strategy Blue Energy’s approach is built around a concept it calls a “gas bridge.” Rather than waiting years for nuclear reactors to come online before generating any revenue, the company plans to start producing power from two GE Vernova 7HA.02 gas turbines first. Those turbines would deliver approximately 1 GW of capacity, with an initial delivery timeline of around 36 months. The remaining 1.5 GW would come from up to five GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 small modular reactors. These SMRs are targeted for operational readiness by around 2032, though the gas-powered phase could begin supplying Crusoe’s AI campus as early as 2028. A final investment decision on the project is targeted for 2027. Why AI needs this much power Crusoe, the data center operator at the receiving end of Blue Energy’s project, has carved ou...