# \~2 million small solar data centers by 2040 could solve the global energy problem

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2025-05-13
- **Theme:** Energy & AI — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/
- **Source:** Ep. 654 The Intersection of AI and Cryptocurrency with Akash Network (CRYPTO 101)
- **Watch at:** 00:31:16 — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-654-the-intersection-of-ai-and/id1262351840?i=1000708305733
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/2025-05-13-2-million-small-solar-data-centers-by-2040-could-s-j2w6/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "\~2 million small solar data centers by 2040 could solve the global energy problem," Ep. 654 The Intersection of AI and Cryptocurrency with Akash Network (CRYPTO 101), 13 May 2025, 00:31:16. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-654-the-intersection-of-ai-and/id1262351840?i=1000708305733

## Quote — verbatim

> If we can finance small modular data centers — we're talking about 35 kilowatt to 50 kilowatt data centers, cost you anywhere from $2 to $3 million... if you can power them using the solar panels, you can effectively create an alternative to these hyperscale data centers. And... by 2040, with about 2 million of these, we can solve global energy problems.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Building on DeFi-financed solar (Daylight Energy, a16z-backed) arbitraging California's day/night imbalance; he concedes the price tag is "like 2% of global GDP."