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Meet the startups installing tiny data centers in people's homes to reduce strain on the grid
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Fusion42 · 25 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Startups including Span (backed by Nvidia) are deploying cabinet-sized data center nodes in residential homes to distribute compute load across the grid, reduce construction costs, and capture waste heat for home heating. The model addresses rising tensions over centralized data centres' environmental impact whilst generating revenue for homeowners at ~$150/month.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure and Energy Storage.
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If you build the hardware, software, or thermal systems for distributed compute nodes, Span and Heata have proven the customer acquisition model works - homeowners will install your box for $150/month plus bill payment. The real market isn't Span's nodes; it's the supply chain now locked into scaling residential deployment.
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