Figures calculated by the source by converting estimated gigawatt capacity demand into capital expenditures.
*Excluding IT services and software.
**Including server, storage, and network infrastructure, while accounting for replacing AI accelerators every four years.
***Assumes between 2.2 billion U.S. dollars and 3.2 billion U.S. dollars per gigawatt (including power generation and transmission cost) to account for a range of power generation scenarios and regional cost differences.
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AI-driven data center capital expenditure forecast 2025–2030, by type and scenario
Capital expenditure (capex) in data centers driven by artificial intelligence (AI) was estimated to increase significantly between 2025 and 2030. However, the capex on data centers depends on the demand and on the development of the AI industry in the coming years. Either way, all scenarios outlined here showed that investment in data centers would increase by 2030.
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