Equipping a 1GW Abilene AI Data Center Would Cost ~$30B, $17B of It on Chips

Building and equipping a 1-gigawatt AI data center in Abilene, Texas is estimated to cost around $30 billion, with $17 billion allocated to chips, $3 billion for power infrastructure, and $2.4 billion for construction. Costs are driven up by increased prices of construction materials, chips, and power equipment backlogs extending beyond 2030.

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