Instrument 11 · monthly
Build Cost & Lead-Time Index
What it costs and how long it takes to build AI capacity: all-in cost per MW by market and design class, the liquid-cooling premium, lead times for transformers, switchgear, breakers and gas turbines, construction-labour indicators and the month's contract awards to EPC firms and builders. Built for contractors, equipment suppliers and developers as much as investors.
HEADLINE READING
First reading at launch
all-in cost per MW, $m
Headline readings are public to every visitor.
- CADENCE
- Monthly
- INPUTS
- Broker and engineering cost studies, OEM and utility disclosures, contract-award register, labour statistics
- OUTPUT
- Cost per MW by market, lead-time series, labour gauge, award log
- ACCESS
- Headline public monthly; series Plus; data Pro
Method
- Cost studies are stored with their scope (market, design class, what is included) and never blended across scopes.
Caveats
- Cost studies differ in scope; each figure carries its definition.
Revision log
No method changes since launch.
Every change to this method will be dated and recorded here.
Methodology published by Compute Terminal. Not investment advice.