Energy ministers to decide data centre renewables rules


James Riley
Editorial Director

Outspoken former Industry minister Ed Husic has called on state and federal Energy ministers to “get tough” on data centre operators to make sure additional renewable capacity is in place before new data centres become operational.

Mr Husic said there was growing concern that while data centre companies and their hyperscaler customers were keen to lock down existing renewable energy supply through power purchasing agreements, they were not making the …

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