The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home

SPAN is proposing a distributed AI data center model that places compact GPU nodes near homes.

The plan starts with pilots and a 100-home trial, using spare residential power to run AI workloads.

Homeowners would get covered utility and internet costs, plus backup battery support, in exchange for hosting the nodes.

The approach aims to add AI compute faster and cheaper than building large data centers, while easing land, water, and zoning constraints.