Projected US data center expansion could require more than 2 million tonnes of copper

Sharing a Bloomberg article about the components of a theoretical 1-gigawatt AI data center, a user puts the cost of that capacity at $30 billion. The user says the US is expected to add more than 60 gigawatts of data center capacity over the four years following October 2026. Using a BMO estimate of 35,000 tonnes of copper per gigawatt, they calculate that the expansion would require more than 2 million tonnes of copper and argue that rising metals costs could push the bill higher.