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

https://mins.news/en/item/13879

- Reuters, 2026-08-05 08:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/australias-new-data-centres-must-be-majority-renewable-powered-says-minister-2026-08-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a72f94369018900011c1d00

> 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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