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Emergent Tech

The Data Centre Decade: What Australia Is Building, and What It Costs

Australia runs 1.5 gigawatts of data centres and has approved 3.38 more. The power, water and metal behind the AI build-out, in one place, with sources.

22 September 2026 · Checked 5 October 2026

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Emergent Tech

How Much Electricity Does AI Use?

The International Energy Agency's figures on data centre power, in plain numbers: 415 terawatt-hours today, 945 by 2030, and a thousand terawatt-hours of uncertainty in between.

10 April 2025 · Checked 5 October 2026