4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (355+ words) Data centres can be the backbone to utility-scale solar and battery energy developments through long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) that underpin new project final investment decision milestones, with a new Clean Energy Council (CEC) proposal identifying hybrid systems as essential…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (929+ words) Legally binding large-scale data centres to supply their own new clean energy sources of power is one of the Australian government’s official approaches to artificial intelligence, which is expected to be legislated in early 2027. In an address at the University…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1236+ words) The data centre question is bigger than a single connection issue. It is a preview of how more dynamic, decentralised energy systems will need to operate as demand, generation and customer behaviour all become less predictable. Annual consumption is the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (631+ words) With data centre demand creating new challenges for network operators, Schneider Electric’s Farokh Ghadially outlines why the next phase of the transition isn’t just about adding more renewables, but managing a system that is more distributed, more data-heavy and less…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (349+ words) Global investment in data center infrastructure reached $1,086 (USD 770 billion) in 2025, surpassing upstream oil and gas spending and reaching levels comparable to the broader energy sector, according to Rystad Energy. The analysis highlights a structural shift in global energy investment flows,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (209+ words) The NEM’s radial transmission topology, built to serve sparse loads across vast geographies, now amplifies supply vulnerabilities as hyperscale capacity agglomerates in Sydney and Melbourne, representing around 80% of national deployments. The retirement of large synchronous generators like Liddell Power Station…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (373+ words) Renewable energy land acquisition brokerage Rok Solid is seeing data centre operators increasingly move development to regional sites and choosing off-grid solutions such as gas and solar to counter metropolitan grid constraints. Sydney-headquartered renewable energy land acquisition brokerage Rok Solid…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (628+ words) The Australian Energy Market Operator estimates data centres will consume 6% of Australia’s grid-supplied electricity by 2030. To put that in context, that’s more than the current share of Australia’s healthcare and social assistance industry. The power-hungry nature of these facilities presents…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (338+ words) Adelaide-based solar panel manufacturer Tindo is supplying Australian-made solar panels to the East Micronesia Cable project to power data cable landing stations in the Pacific nations of Nauru, and Kiribati. South Australian (SA) solar panel manufacturer Tindo is supplying Australian-made…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago   (342+ words) Data centres are now the fastest growing segment of Australian construction, driven by demand for artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, according to a newly published report from industry research company Macromonitor. The report estimates the value of data centre commencements…...