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How Much Copper Does an AI Data Center Use? The Numbers Behind the Buildout

Drums of heavy copper power cable staged at a large data center construction site

How Much Copper Does an AI Data Center Use? The Numbers Behind the Buildout Quick Answer: Plan on one to five tonnes of copper per delivered megawatt — and because copper dominates cable cost, AI-era buildouts turn a technical detail into a commodity market story. Every conversation about AI infrastructure eventually arrives at the same […]