Data centres increase Australia's fuel dependency

The brief

A proposed $1.1 billion data centre campus in Melbourne, backed by Singapore-based company Zerra DC, has raised concerns about Australia's fuel dependency. The data centre, set to be a 336-MW facility, will require significant energy consumption. This development contradicts previous claims that intermittent energy sources are suitable for powering data centres. The project's reliance on non-renewable energy sources has sparked debate about the environmental impact of large-scale data centre operations. The proposal is currently under consideration by local authorities.

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