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

Bloomberg's cost analysis of a hypothetical 1GW AI campus in Abilene, Texas puts the total construction and equipment bill at roughly $30B, including $17B for chips, $3B for power infrastructure, and $2.4B for construction. The breakdown underscores how silicon alone now dominates AI data-center capex.