What if AI data centers didn’t need new power plants?

A new data center in southwest Texas isn’t connected to the grid—but it also didn’t require building any new power plants. Instead, a startup called Rune used modular technology to plug in directly at a solar farm, running on solar power that would otherwise be wasted. The company, which just raised a $40 million Series A round of funding led by Spark Capital, says that its model can be replicated at solar plants around the country, giving data centers access to clean power faster and cheaper th