A NSW parliamentary inquiry has recommended legal mandates that would require data centres to supply 100 per cent renewable energy on an hourly basis.
The NSW government has been warned the $50 billion worth of data centres in the state’s existing development pipeline could consume more than twice the electricity of every household in Sydney.
But the actual impact of the data centre build out on the energy grid is impossible to calculate because developers often put in speculative grid connection requests that distort usage forecasts, a parliamentary committee has found.
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The harbour city’s clearance rate remains sluggish, but one prestige area has bucked the trend as buyers eye bargains in the falling property market.
Sydney is enduring its deepest housing correction since at least 2008 but there are 10 surprising suburbs where prices are going up.
The block sits alongside multimillion-dollar homes and future buyers will need to get creative.
The South Australian government says it is "absolutely fine" for gas to be used to help power data centres, despite its strategy focusing on renewable energy as the source.
Deicorp's Fouad Deiri joins Bays West, Billbergia and Contour3D on the Sydney Long Lunch panel on November 26.
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