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"It’s official: Australia’s data centre boom will not be solely powered by
renewables.
At the National Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the federal government softened
its stance on using coal and gas to power energy-hungry data centres.
Initially, the government said it would require new data centres to rely on
renewables, backed up by batteries and gas. However, this has changed. Its new
standards, set to be legislated in early 2027, leave room for some
jurisdictions to use fossil fuels instead. Queensland and the Northern
Territory have welcomed this shift.
So what are these new standards? And how do they fit into Australia’s “clean
energy” transition?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
