Benchmarks
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| Metric | Asset | Scope | Market | Item / trade | Low | Mid | High | Unit | n | As of | Source | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per W | Data center | AI-ready (advanced) | United States | — | 14 | 15 | 16 | USD/W | — | 2026-10-22 | Turner & Townsend Data Centre Construction Cost Index 2026-27 | Verify | most advanced AI-specific facilities. US liquid-cooled premium about 7-10% at similar IT capacity |
| Cost per W | Data center | Construction (typical) | North America | — | — | 12.06 | — | USD/W | — | 2026-10-22 | Turner & Townsend Data Centre Construction Cost Index 2026-27 | Verify | |
| Cost per W | Data center | Construction (typical) | United States | — | — | 12.08 | — | USD/W | — | 2026-10-22 | Turner & Townsend Data Centre Construction Cost Index 2026-27 | Published | 62 markets, 500+ projects, typical 60 MW design |
| Cost per MW | Data center | All-in | United States and Canada | — | 8.9 | 17.6 | 23.3 | USD M/MW | — | 2026-01-01 | Cushman & Wakefield (as reported) | Verify | excludes chips and servers; up 21% since late 2024 |
| Cost per MW | Data center | Fit-out | United States | — | — | 25 | 25 | USD M/MW | — | 2026-01-01 | JLL tenant fit-out estimate (as reported) | Verify | AI infrastructure fit-out upper bound |
| Cost per MW | Data center | Shell and core | United States | — | — | 12 | — | USD M/MW | — | 2026-01-01 | JLL Global Data Center Outlook 2026 | Verify | global average 11.3; 2025 10.7; 2020 7.7 |
| Months to energization | Data center | Utility interconnect | United States primary markets | — | 48 | 48 | — | months | — | 2026-01-01 | JLL Global Data Center Outlook 2026 | Published | average grid-connection wait exceeds four years |
| Build months | Data center | Construction (typical) | Global | — | — | 18 | — | months | — | 2026-01-01 | JLL Global Data Center Outlook 2026 | Published | 50 MW facility |
| Lead time (weeks) | Data center | Procurement | United States | data center equipment, average | — | 42 | — | weeks | — | 2026-01-01 | JLL Global Data Center Outlook 2026 | Verify | 83% above 2019; operators order up to 24 months ahead |
| Lead time (weeks) | Data center | Procurement | United States | generator step-up transformer | 160 | 160 | — | weeks | — | 2026-01-01 | Equipment lead times (VAWN) | Verify | 143-144 weeks per Wood Mackenzie Q2 2025; over 160 weeks by Q1 2026 (industry reporting) |
| Lead time (weeks) | Data center | Procurement | United States | power transformer | — | 128 | — | weeks | — | 2026-01-01 | Equipment lead times (VAWN) | Verify | about 128 weeks per industry reporting collected in research/delay-drivers-report.md (Wood Mackenzie Q2 2025 via VAWN) |
| Labor rate (hourly) | Data center | Labor | Loudoun County, VA · VA | electrician | — | 59.5 | — | USD/hour base | — | 2026-01-16 | Davis-Bacon VA20260200 (via aggregator) | Verify | fringe 23.06; federal Davis-Bacon VA20260200 Rev 2, published 2026-01-16; confirm classification on SAM.gov |
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