Queensland holds out on data centre energy principles


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Queensland Energy minister David Janetzki won’t sign his state up to new principles aimed at managing a wave of new data centres, such as requiring proponents to invest in renewables and firming that fully offsets their energy use.

It leaves Queensland as the only state or territory not onboard the regime, which is expected to be finalised in coming weeks and builds on voluntary federal “expectations” for data centre and …

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