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An illustration shows the back of a brown suburban house with an XFRA data center node sitting on the side as a grayish, rectangular box. A grayish-white smart panel and battery, both rectangular, are attached to the back wall of the house.

The AI Boom’s New Infrastructure Pitch: Put a Mini Data Center Next to the House

Startup SPAN is testing a distributed data center model that would place liquid-cooled GPU nodes alongside homes, offering residents subsidized electricity, internet access, and backup batteries in exchange for hosting.

Key Takeaways

SPAN is pilot testing a distributed data center model that places liquid-cooled GPU nodes alongside homes.
Hosts would receive subsidized electricity, internet access, and backup batteries while SPAN operates the equipment.

DT Editorial Team·May 13, 2026·via arstechnica.com

Span and Nvidia pitch distributed AI compute through connected homes

Span says it is working with Nvidia and partners on XFRA, a network that would place high-powered compute nodes at homes and small businesses, using smart panels to turn spare electrical capacity into distributed AI infr

Key Takeaways

Span says XFRA would turn unused electrical capacity in homes and small businesses into distributed AI compute.
Each node is described as high-powered server infrastructure connected through a Span smart panel.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 16, 2026·via pv-magazine.com