The Definitive Guide toAI Data Centers
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Build-to-suit · BTS

A data center custom-built and leased to a specific tenant's specifications, usually under a long-term contract.

Current numbers

$10–12M/MWmainstream hyperscale / build-to-suit construction benchmark before buyer-specific scopeas of 2026 · register ↗
~97 GWnew global data-center capacity projected 2025–2030, demand outpacing integrated build-to-suitas of 2026 · register ↗
~$217/kW-mowholesale colo global avg 2025; BTS/CTL ~$150-220/kW-mo over 15 yras of 2025 · register ↗

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