A ‘Bergen Crusoe’ Adventure: Langley Roots Itslef in US AI Data Centers

Bergen Engines has signed an agreement with Crusoe, the AI factory company, to provide 750 megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity for AI data center infrastructure in the United States. The agreement includes approximately a 438MW contract and 310 MW letter of intent (LOI).

Bergen Means Engines, Crusoe AI infrastructure

Crusoe is an energy-first, vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider. The company develops large-scale AI data center campuses directly in areas with abundant energy, sourcing from the grid, natural gas, solar, wind, battery storage, and other inputs. Rather than relying solely on grid connections, Crusoe often deploys on-site and behind-the-meter generation alongside grid-connected power – using the right mix for each campus to deliver reliable, continuous capacity at the scale AI workloads demand. The company has rapidly grown its portfolio through gigawatt-scale campus developments and partnerships with hyperscale customers across the United States.

“The pace of AI infrastructure development demands builders who treat power as a first-class AI infrastructure layer,” said John Adams, SVP of Power, Crusoe. “Bergen’s gensets give us the reliable baseload power we need to energize large-scale campuses – deployable on our timeline. We’re building AI factories at record speed, and this agreement helps us maintain that pace.”

Bergen’s natural gas gensets will provide continuous on-site baseload power generation capability to support 24/7 compute workloads as demand scales.

Under the agreement, Bergen will supply 27 x B36:45V20AG2 (12.5MWe) gensets alongside 20 x B36:45L9AG (5MWe) as part of the initial 438 MW contract. The 310 MW LOI includes additional units of the same platforms. The engines will be delivered to multiple Crusoe data center locations in the US, phased through 2027.

The gensets feature alternators from Marelli Motori and integrated with SHIELD-X Dynamic Power Stabilization technology from Piller Power Systems to counteract rapid changes in electricity demand, which become more common with computing-intensive tasks.

AI Needs a Distinct Power Profile

“AI workloads have a distinct power profile that demands purpose-built generation and stabilization technology” said Dean Richards, CEO of Piller Power Systems. “SHIELD-X is designed to manage those dynamics, protecting the generation assets and maintaining stable plant operation, while ensuring consistent power quality for the data center.”

Operators of AI data centers need infrastructure capable of handling dense computing clusters that can use large amounts of power. Often, developers opt for on-site or near-site generation due to slow interconnection process, or a lack of available capacity in some U.S. regions.

“The pace of AI infrastructure development is unlike anything the power generation industry has seen before,” said Theo Lorentzos, VP Sales, Bergen Engines Americas. “In this market, access to power determines how fast you can scale. Crusoe’s model is built around speed and stable power, and our solution is designed to deliver both. Our gensets can be deployed and running very quickly, and their power density allows operators to deliver large-scale capacity within a smaller footprint than alternative technologies, without waiting on the grid.”

The Bergen Engines and Crusoe agreement is part of a broader expansion of behind-the-meter power systems for AI infrastructure in the United States. These systems are chosen to support faster buildouts of large-scale computing capacity while reducing dependence on traditional utility timelines.