Australia warns data centres could become a major power load by 2036
Australia's energy market operator has forecast that data centres could become one of the country's biggest new sources of electricity demand within a decade. The Australian Energy Market Operator said the facilities could draw almost as much power from the grid by 2036 as all homes in New South Wales and Victoria do today. The warning comes as the number of known data-centre projects under development has more than doubled over the past year.The operator said there are now 225 known projects at various stages of development that want to connect to the national electricity market, compared with 97 a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Aug 2026 20:09 LONDON
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