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US data center land prices up nearly tenfold in two years

Original: Ціна землі під дата-центри в США зросла майже вдесятеро за два роки. У першому півріччі 2026 компанії витратили приблизн

Land prices for data centers in the United States have risen almost tenfold in two years. In the first half of 2026, companies spent roughly $6 billion on land for future data centers, 79 percent more than a year earlier, with land taking up a growing share of overall development budgets as the AI-driven building boom accelerates.

Why now: The surge reflects the massive AI and cloud computing buildout competing for scarce land and power.

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