Sunrun IncSunrun pilots a program allowing customers to earn from AI computing, creating a new revenue stream and demand for its solar installations.

Sunrun is piloting a program that would allow customers to earn hundreds of dollars per month by using electricity from rooftop solar installations to power home-computing systems for artificial intelligence, CEO Mary Powell said Monday. The company launched its distributed AI compute pilot program last week, aiming to tap into demand from data centers for electricity and computing power. Under the program, customers could make money for hosting a computer the size of a small filing cabinet, and the computing capability would be aggregated and sold to tech companies seeking to build out data center capacity for AI. Powell said compensation could range from a couple hundred dollars to more than that in a month. Sunrun expects to complete the pilot in the coming months and assess the results before a broader rollout.
Sunrun IncSunrun pilots a program allowing customers to earn from AI computing, creating a new revenue stream and demand for its solar installations.