Greenpeace report warns AI data centre growth could derail Australia's renewable energy transition
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Summary
A Greenpeace report warns that the rapid growth of AI-powered data centres in Australia could increase their electricity demand more than sixfold by 2040, rising from 2% to 13% of the country's total energy use. This surge threatens Australia's transition to renewable energy, with a major electricity network provider already reporting insufficient capacity to power all proposed data centres.
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· 3 pulledData centres powering the artificial intelligence boom could demand more new electricity over the coming 15 years than Australia's cars or homes
data centres' demand for energy will increase more than sixfold from 2024–25 to 2040, surging from 2 to 13 per cent of the country's total energy use
a major electricity network provider warns it already does not have enough capacity to power every da
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