Documents show Queensland’s long-term energy plan is based on outdated assumptions that do not factor in any extra demand for electricity from data centres, even as Anthropic pushes ahead with one of the country’s largest facilities and the Crisafulli government vows fast-track approvals for others.
The government is using looser power requirements and streamlined approvals in Queensland as a selling point to data centre builders, but experts warn the plan could backfire if the state cannot demonstrate that it can meet the extra demand the power-guzzling facilities will place on the grid.
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