From Newsgroup: aus.computers
On Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:25:57 +1000, Keithr0
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nothing.to.see@here.com.au> wrote:
On 25/09/2026 10:40 pm, Nomen Nescio wrote:
Imagine how much AI you get for that now....
Not terribly much, the "AI" data centres use megawatts.
Australia has emerged as one of the world's primary destinations for
AI infrastructure. There are currently 162 operational data centers
across the country, with another 90 in development pipelines
Can Albanese Labor provide enough power for them?
Or another housing market type fiasco?
LaborAs approach tries to force data centres to obring their owno
power (net-generators via new renewables + firming), but execution
faces the same delivery bottlenecks that have slowed the broader
energy transition.
It is not yet (but will be) a full-blown housing-style fiasco (chronic under-supply from planning/migration mismatches), but the parallels
are real: rapid demand growth colliding with slow infrastructure
build-out. <
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/more-questions-than-answers-albanese-s-data-centre-vision-risks-renewables-rollout-20260716-p60fwm.html>
https://tinyurl.com/muaafuf4
More questions than answersA: AlbaneseAs data-centre vision risks
renewables rollout
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Petzl
Our Australian commonwealth has survived numerous recessions, one
major depression, and two world wars.
Doubt if it will survive under a Albanese Labor Government.
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