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Power-hungry data centres scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand
The "cloud" that powers everything from sending an email to asking an AI chatbot a question needs massive amounts of power to run, and that's making energy experts nervous.
"Whether that's networking or just general computer infrastructure," David Dzienciol, chief customer and commercial officer of NEXTDC, told The Business inside a data hall. Professor Mountain thinks although the data centre sector is a vital service to Australia's economy, the boom will make the energy transition more challenging. Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the first auction of the Capacity Investment Scheme, which will support 6GW of new power, has received more than 40GW of project registrations, showing there is a strong pipeline of renewables ready to go.
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