Data centres will use as much power as all NSW and Victoria homes by 2036
Australia's 225 planned data centre projects will consume 34 terawatt-hours of electricity by 2036, almost as much as all homes in NSW and Victoria use today.
Why it mattersWithout careful management, data centres could raise power bills and strain the grid.
AustraliaAustralian power bills and grid reliability depend on how many data centres get built and where. The government is imposing new rules to protect consumers from soaring costs.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 2 h ago
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