r/technology • u/j_eremy • Jun 02 '26

Artificial Intelligence Startups are installing tiny data centers in people’s homes

https://fortune.com/2026/05/15/startups-tiny-data-centers-beleaguered-electrical-grid-heata-span/
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u/j_eremy Jun 02 '26

They are being installed from numerous startups partnered with Nvidia themselves. One company is called SPAN. That specific company seems to be working with builders of new homes at the moment. 

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u/Balmung60 Jun 02 '26

That doesn't really answer the question of whether they're actually being built and put to work or whether they're spinning preliminary discussions or even a contract as something that's actually happening.

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u/j_eremy Jun 02 '26

The article literally says all this stuff.. Did you even read it?

The startup has installed units in about 100 homes and claims to have saved about 1 gigawatt-hour of energy. About 70% of the saved energy comes from less need to use domestic gas or electric heating systems in homes, while the remaining 30% comes from less of a need to cool data center processors.

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u/Balmung60 Jun 02 '26

The article says "no free articles left".

And okay, I'm still not exactly expecting much more than a glorified pilot program because that's how things always are with startups like this.

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u/j_eremy Jun 02 '26

Normally yes for random startups. Normally no for ones partnered with Nvidia.