Part 7 of 9

Lease Validation & Demand

Multi-year commitments, capacity overfilled timeline, and revenue security.

Market Demand

3x Capacity

Lease Rate

$212/kW

Lease Rate Comparison

Monthly rate per kW

Lease Rate Comparison

$/kW/month NNN Rate

Demand Validation

Market research identifies addressable demand representing 3x planned capacity (300+ MW opportunity vs. 100 MW total capacity). Phase 1: 20 MW anchor tenant identified. Phase 2: 55 MW prospective demand for 30 MW capacity. Phase 3: 125 MW demand pipeline for 50 MW capacity.

Lease Rate Economics (Base Rent)

Traditional Colocation NNN Lease Rate (Base Rent): $85-$95/kW/mo. AI Hyperscale Market Standard (Base Rent): $125-$140/kW/mo, up to $180-$250/kW/mo. Target lease rate is $212/kW/month base rent for AI-Ready capacity, sitting comfortably in the AI/HPC Turnkey band. NNN pass-through costs (power, cooling, maintenance) typically add $40-$60/kW/mo.

Revenue Model

Gross Revenue per kW: $212/month. Operating Expenses (estimated): ~$93/kW/month (44%). Net Operating Income per kW: ~$119/month. This yields a 56% EBITDA margin on gross revenue.

Lease Term Structure

Traditional Lease Term: 3-5 Years. AI/HPC market standard lease terms: 10-15 Years, aligning with GPU useful life cycles and securing long-term cash flow. Lease Escalation Rate (AI/HPC): 3-4% Annual.

Revenue Security (Take-or-Pay)

The Master Lease Agreement (MLA) must include a "Take-or-Pay" clause for power/capacity, obligating the tenant to pay for reserved capacity upon "Energization of Substation," regardless of server arrival. This mitigates the financial risk of infrastructure lag.

Tenant Profile

Target tenants are AI Cloud Service Providers (CoreWeave, Lambda) or Hyperscalers (Meta, Oracle), specifically seeking high-density bare metal capacity for NVIDIA H100/Blackwell clusters.

PUE Mandate

AI tenants will demand a PUE Cap of <1.25 in the lease structure. The facility's target PUE of <1.15 provides headroom for tenant requirements.