'Every solar plant is a latent data center': US startup plans to turn wasted solar energy into GPU-ready DCs in weeks, not years, without major water use
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Pro 'Every solar plant is a latent data center': US startup plans to turn wasted solar energy into GPU-ready DCs in weeks, not years, without major water use News By Efosa Udinmwen Published 19 September 2026 2 min read Solar facilities can waste up to 20% of electricity, but Rune wants to change that When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images, kwangmoozaa, Westend61) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Rune wants unused solar electricity powering GPUs instead of going to wasteRELIC connects computing equipment directly to functioning…
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