Data centres that fail to comply with a federal government mandate to use green electricity sources could have their power switched off under strict new rules designed to limit their impact on the grid and avoid price spikes.
The new requirements, which Energy Minister Chris Bowen formally submitted to the grid rulemaker on Wednesday, would force data centres to source round-the-clock power from entirely new renewable sources located in the same state.
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