Gas driven data centres reshape energy tech market: CSIRO


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

A wave of gas-powered data centres in the US are driving up the price of gas-based energy technologies, making battery alternatives more attractive, CSIRO economists have found in their annual assessment of long term electricity costs.

This year’s final version of the CSIRO’s authoritative GenCost report was released on Wednesday, reaffirming a draft finding that renewables backed by storage remains the lowest cost option for Australia’s electricity system to meet …

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