Energy Company Proposes Residential Data Centers to Expand AI Compute Capacity

An energy company is pursuing a plan to place data centers in homeowners' backyards, aiming to tap residential properties to deliver computing power while avoiding local opposition.

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2026-11-13 10:00 · New York Times AI
The Latest Ploy: Bringing Data Centers to Your Actual Backyard

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