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The datacentre power spat highlights a hidden truth: we’re not buildingrenewables fast enough to meet our needs | Alison Reeve

A battle over datacentre power sources is only part of the picture. Australia needs a much bigger electricity system to meet all future demand

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Alison Reeve31 Aug 2026, 03:00 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readAsiaAustralia

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The datacentre power spat highlights a hidden truth: we’re not building renewables fast enough to meet our needs | Alison Reeve

A battle over datacentre power sources is only part of the picture. Australia needs a much bigger electricity system to meet all future demand

Anthony Albanese has been clear that he wants a set of national standards to ensure datacentre growth accelerates Australia’s push to renewables and keeps a lid on power prices. At the centre of his desired policies was a “BYO power” requirement – a condition that all new datacentres would be powered by 100% renewable electricity.

But last week these aims collided with the Queensland and Northern Territory governments’ desire to rely on their state-owned gas and coal power stations to power datacentres.

Anthony Albanese has been clear that he wants a set of national standards to ensure datacentre growth accelerates Australia’s push to renewables and keeps a lid on power prices. At the centre of his desired policies was a “BYO power” requirement – a condition that all new datacentres would be powered by 100% renewable electricity.

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Source: The Guardian · Alison Reeve. Published 31 Aug 2026, 03:00 pm.

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