US now spends twice as much building data centers as offices: $96.5B vs $46B
ohlennart · x · 2026-11-04
US Census Bureau data shows data center construction spending overtook traditional office building in Sep 2025 and has since doubled it: $96.5B vs $46.0B annualized as of Sep 2026 — a near-vertical climb illustrating the scale of the AI buildout.
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