PoliticsAustralia’s new data centres must be mostly renewable-powered, minister says

Energy Minister Chris Bowen said Australia’s new data centres would have to rely mainly on renewable power. His comments suggest that the Northern Territory’s plan to use its substantial shale-gas resources to supply electricity could conflict with proposed national standards. The remarks cast uncertainty over the Territory’s ambition to attract technology investments worth billions of dollars.

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