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...