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Sources & Citations: AI Campus Colocation
Last updated: May 13, 2026
Sources · Citations · Receipts · Piece 8 · May 8, 2026
Doctrine piece on AI campus colocation: the sovereign integrated model where compute, power, and cooling are owned and operated as one stack, versus the conventional separate-vendor lease arrangement. Every quantitative claim paired with the named, primary report that supports it. URLs verified May 13, 2026.
Editorial standard. Every URL below is either (a) the named publisher’s official research document, (b) an Independent Market Monitor or system operator’s published analysis, (c) a peer-reviewed research report from a named institution, (d) a regulator’s primary publication, or (e) the legal text of the legislation or rule itself. No paywalled trade-press summaries are load-bearing.
A · Industry survey & capexUptime · McKinsey
| Claim | Primary source | Document / URL |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2024 — canonical industry baseline on operator practice, rack density, and PUE for the colocation comparison. | Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2024 | www.uptimeinstitute.com/resources/asset/global-data-center-survey-results-2024 |
| McKinsey analysis of data center capex forecasting — used as the projection baseline for AI infrastructure capital deployment. | McKinsey — Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice | www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications |
B · Power demand forecastsGoldman · IEA
| Claim | Primary source | Document / URL |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Research on AI-driven data center power demand growth. | Goldman Sachs Research | www.goldmansachs.com/insights |
| International Energy Agency tracking of grid-tied data center builds and global electricity demand from AI. | International Energy Agency | www.iea.org/ |
C · Federal grid dataLBNL · DOE
| Claim | Primary source | Document / URL |
|---|---|---|
| LBNL queued capacity tracker — U.S. interconnection queue size and wait times that anchor the colocation deployment-speed comparison. | LBNL — Queued Up interconnection queue tracker | emp.lbl.gov/queues |
| U.S. Department of Energy publications and program data on grid modernization, large-load policy, and data center electricity demand. | U.S. Department of Energy | www.energy.gov |
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Chicago
Harris, Chad Everett. "AI Campus Colocation: The Sovereign Integrated Model." SAVRN, May 8, 2026. https://savrn.com/ai-campus-colocation/.
APA
Harris, C. E. (2026, May 8). AI Campus Colocation: The Sovereign Integrated Model. SAVRN. https://savrn.com/ai-campus-colocation/
BibTeX
@misc{savrn_colocation_2026,
author = {Harris, Chad Everett},
title = {{AI Campus Colocation: The Sovereign Integrated Model}},
publisher = {SAVRN},
year = {2026},
month = {may},
url = {https://savrn.com/ai-campus-colocation/}
}
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