Backyard mini data centers

Homebuilders and tech firms are piloting small modular data centers installed in new houses to tap unused residential electrical capacity instead of building large centralized facilities. A California startup (Span) claims faster, cheaper deployment and is launching a 100‑home proof of concept with partners including Nvidia and PulteGroup. — If viable, this model could change where AI compute is located and how energy, zoning, privacy, and local political conflicts over data centers are governed.