Your Home Could Help Solve AI’s Growing Power Demand

NYT Business Wednesday 24 June 2026, 09:02 UTC By Ivan Penn 1 min read

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Installation of a Sunrun solar panel on a roof in California. Sunrun is working with Tesla and Renew Home to use home energy devices to help data centers get online faster.

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