THE REAL COST OF BUILDING AN AI DATA CENTER
In 2020, building a data center cost roughly $7.7 million per megawatt of capacity. By 2026, that global benchmark has climbed to $11.3 million per megawatt — a 47% increase in six years, driven mostly by construction labor, electrical equipment, and land scarcity near power-rich sites. That was already a steep curve. Then artificial intelligence … Read more
