EPINOVA–WP–D–2026–02

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Author: Dr. Shaoyuan Wu  

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0660-8232  

Affiliation: EPINOVA LLC  

Research Unit: Global AI Governance and Policy Research Center, EPINOVA LLC  

Date: 2026-02-09

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18572133 

Recommended Citation:

Wu, Shaoyuan. (2026). Why the South? Institutional Friction and the Spatial Reorganization of Data Center Infrastructure in the United States (EPINOVA Working Paper No. EPINOVA–WP–D–2026–02). Global AI Governance and Policy Research Center, EPINOVA LLC. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18572133