{"id":97253,"title":"Voxel Energy - Rapidly deployed data centers. Power included.","tagline":"The best grid connection is no grid connection.","body":"**TLDR;** [Voxel](http://voxelenergy.com/) is building data centers and power together, speeding new builds from years to months. \n\n**Ask;** If you or someone you know has GPUs and is stuck waiting for power, [we’d love to hear from you! ](https://www.voxelenergy.com/contact)\n\nOur Launch Video:[ https://youtu.be/ONSk5D4-evQ](https://youtu.be/ONSk5D4-evQ)\n\n\\\n**Our Team** \n\nVoxel was founded by ex-Tesla serial entrepreneurs and builders, who have spent the last decade defining the future of American energy consumption. \n\n* [Casey Spencer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-spencer/), CEO, was Project Manager for Tesla Autopilot, and has since founded three hardware companies.\n* [Max Pfeiffer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxpfeiffer/), CTO, ex-Tesla, and listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 for founding the EV manufacturer Maxwell Vehicles.\n* [Evan Schmidt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zephyrschmidt/), COO, years of experience managing millions of dollars of commercial, HVAC, and data center projects.\n\n**Problem** \n\nAI has maxed out the electrical grid. Average data center time to power is five years and growing. **$3 Trillion in data center projects are slated for construction by 2030, yet half may never be built due to power constraints.** Energy prices for everyone, everywhere, are creeping up. **The AI bottleneck isn’t chips - it’s power.**\n\n**Solution** \n\nVoxel Energy is building data centers with on-site solar energy generation, distribution, and storage for **24/7 power in months, not years**.  \n\n* **No Grid Connection Wait** because Voxel doesn’t need agreements with utilities.\n* **Solar at Scale** - we’re deploying hundreds of megawatts to power GPUs.\n* **24/7 Battery Storage** powers compute when the sun is down.\n* **Backup Generation** ensures redundant operation 365 days a year. \n* **Stable Power** with the rapid-response needed to handle dynamic training loads.\n* **Inherent Redundancy** from Voxel’s proprietary DC power distribution system.\n\n**We’ve Already Started**\n\nOur systems prototype is live, operational, and **already running off-grid compute.** Hundreds (Update: Thousands) of acres are already under contract.  And we’re already amassing batteries.\n\n**Now Accepting Reservations** \n\nVoxel is taking reservations for our existing sites. Capacity is limited. [Contact us](https://www.voxelenergy.com/contact) if you’re tired of waiting to power your compute. \n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=97253\u0026key=user_uploads/1490644/92dd2438-8663-490b-b01a-c8f97071bbb6)\n\n","slug":"PIb-voxel-energy-rapidly-deployed-data-centers-power-included","created_at":"2026-01-28T08:33:47.413Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T06:01:13.221Z","total_vote_count":49,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PIb-voxel-energy-rapidly-deployed-data-centers-power-included","share_image_url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post\u0026id=97253\u0026key=user_uploads/1490644/92dd2438-8663-490b-b01a-c8f97071bbb6","company":{"id":31219,"name":"Voxel Energy","slug":"voxel-energy","url":"https://voxelenergy.com/","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/74fcdd0e430ec52b7926e6bf7ffe4e4cbb1b2571.png","batch":"Winter 2026","industry":"Industrials","tags":["Artificial Intelligence","Hardware","Solar Power","Energy","Renewable Energy"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/31219"}}