London | American voters’ backlash against data centres showed the tech industry’s need to source green power for their projects and stop competing against “mums and dads” for energy, mining magnate Andrew Forrest warned.
“Mum and dad, as we found out in the midterms, they vote. So I’m saying to all hyperscalers, to all data centre industries, anyone can plug into the grid and take energy from mums and dads. That isn’t great responsibility. That’s not great citizenship,” he said.
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