docs_tier_h_s/collections/intranet/electricity_comparison.md
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# From Power Plants to Solar Panels: The Evolution of Compute
![Centralized vs. Decentralized](images/electricity.png)
## The New Utility Model
Just as the energy grid evolved, the internet is undergoing a similar transformation. Compute is now a fundamental utility, and how we generate it is changing.
- **Centralized Data Centers**: Massive, power-hungry, and centralized facilities that serve as a single source for a large area. They are expensive to build and maintain, and represent a single point of failure.
- **Distributed Compute Nodes = Solar Panels**: Compact, efficient units that generate compute capacity at the edge—right where it's needed. Like solar panels on a roof, they turn underutilized space into a productive asset.
![Electricity and Internet Capacity Compared](images/elect_comp.png)
This shift allows us to offer a safer, greener, and more cost-efficient AI, storage, and computer grid as an alternative to the world's power-hungry and centralized data center model.