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Data Center Demand to Help Double Australian Power Needs by 2050
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Data Center Demand to Help Double Australian Power Needs by 2050 Power demand from data centers is poised to surge over the next quarter-century, adding to an almost doubling of electricity consumption across Australia’s main grid by 2050, according to the network operator’s latest road map. Data centers will account for almost 10% of the National Electricity Market’s underlying demand by 2050 — four times their current share, the Australian Energy Market Operator said in its biennial...
Data Center Demand to Help Double Australian Power Needs by 2050
Power demand from data centers is poised to surge over the next quarter-century, adding to an almost doubling of electricity consumption across Australia’s main grid by 2050, according to the network operator’s latest road map.
Data centers will account for almost 10% of the National Electricity Market’s underlying demand by 2050 — four times their current share, the Australian Energy Market Operator said in its biennial Integrated System Plan. The report confirmed that the lowest-cost pathway is a system built around renewable energy, connected through transmission and distribution networks and firmed with storage and natural gas.