Melbourne's data centre boom forces Victoria to rewrite 25-year electricity grid plan
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Daniella White
2h ago· 6 min readenNews
Summary
Victoria's energy planners are rewriting long-term electricity forecasts to account for a massive boom in energy-hungry data centres in Melbourne. For the first time, VicGrid's 2027 Victorian Transmission Plan will explicitly model data centre growth in its forecasting to guide electricity system investment over the next three decades. The article explores how the rapid expansion of data centres is complicating Victoria's transition to green energy, as these facilities consume enormous amounts of power while the state also faces challenges around social licence for new energy infrastructure.
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· 3 pulledVictoria's energy planners are rewriting long-term electricity forecasts to account for an unprecedented boom in energy-hungry data centres.
Draft guidelines for VicGrid's 2027 Victorian Transmission Plan reveal that the state will, for the first time, explicitly model data centre growth in its forecasting.
But fading 'social licence' and data centre boom complicate Victoria's green energy switch.
But fading “social licence” and data centre boom complicate Victoria’s green energy switch.
