# Build vs Buy AI Infrastructure: Sources & Citations | SAVRN
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Sources & Citations

# Build vs Buy AI Infrastructure

5 primary sources 4 categories We publish the receipts

A

## Capital expenditure forecasts

Goldman · McKinsey

Goldman Sachs Research projection on AI-driven data center power demand — anchor for the buy-side capital deployment forecast.

Goldman Sachs Research — “AI poised to drive 160% increase in power demand” (now superseded by the 165% by 2030 update) [View source](https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/ai-to-drive-165-increase-in-data-center-power-demand-by-2030)

McKinsey analysis of AI data center capacity expansion to meet growing demand.

McKinsey — AI Power: Expanding data center capacity to meet growing demand [View source](https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/ai-power-expanding-data-center-capacity-to-meet-growing-demand)

B

## Electricity demand outlook

IEA

IEA Electricity 2024 outlook on data center electricity demand — the canonical international agency baseline for the buy-side demand projection.

IEA — Electricity 2024 [View source](https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2024)

C

## Federal energy research

LBNL

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 2024 U.S. Data Center Energy Usage Report — canonical federal study on data center energy intensity, used as the TCO modeling anchor.

LBNL — 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report (Shehabi et al.) [View source](https://eta.lbl.gov/publications/2024-united-states-data-center-energy)

D

## Operator survey

Uptime

Uptime Institute 2024 Global Data Center Survey — industry baseline for operator-side decision-making patterns, build-vs-lease, and PUE expectations.

Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2024 [View source](https://uptimeinstitute.com/resources/research-and-reports/uptime-institute-global-data-center-survey-results-2024)

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