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Bloomberg Pegs Abilene 1GW AI Data Center at $30B, $17B on Chips
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Fusion42 · 12 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Building and equipping a 1-gigawatt AI data center in Abilene, Texas is estimated to cost around $30 billion, with $17 billion dedicated to chips, $3 billion for power infrastructure, and $2.4 billion for construction. Costs have surged due to trade wars, fuel prices, geopolitical conflicts, and high demand, with power equipment backlogs extending beyond 2030.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure, and 1 source has reported it.
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The costs and delays in building AI data centers are setting a new market price and timeline for infrastructure suppliers. If you sell AI chips or power gear, suppliers with backlogs through 2030 are now your key bottleneck and opportunity.
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