Data centre planned for Kurri Kurri to create 350 jobs
AirTrunk plans a data centre on the former Kurri Kurri smelter site. This will create 350 ongoing jobs.
AirTrunk is a Sydney company that builds data centres across Asia-Pacific. AirTrunk proposes a facility at the former Kurri Kurri smelter site.
The data centre would connect to existing high-voltage power. The site would sit in an industrial zone between a power station and the Hunter Expressway.
The nearest homes are more than 500 metres away. The facility would create more than 350 ongoing jobs for decades.
Several thousand more jobs would exist during construction. AirTrunk says data centres running together use more than seven times less energy than separate servers.
The company plans to work with local trade colleges and TAFE. They will provide job pathways for residents.
- AirTrunk
- Company
- More than 350
- Ongoing jobs
- Former Kurri Kurri smelter site
- Location
- More than 500 metres
- Distance to nearest homes
Why it mattersThe Hunter region would gain many jobs and economic growth. It would be a major industrial investment on a brownfield site.
AustraliaHunter job creation; NSW planning process; Kurri Kurri economic development.
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