Qld and NT Win Fight to Use Fossil Fuels to Power Data Centres

Bowen’s embarrassing backdown as green data dream takes blow

Chris Bowen was determined not to let Queensland and the NT win the bitter fight to power data centres solely with renewable energy. He’s been forced into an embarrassing backdown.

Northern Territory Says Canberra Shouldn’t Dictate How Data Centres Are Powered

Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro is pushing back against federal rules around the development of data centres, which include building more renewable energy sources. “Ultimately, we don’t need the federal government coming in heavy-handed and trying to dictate to states and territories how they should be developing data centres or not and what energy mix they should be using,” she told ABC Radio National, ahead of a meeting of Na…

Qld and NT win fight to use fossil fuels to power data centres

Queensland and the Northern Territory will be allowed to use fossil fuels to power data centres, despite energy minister Chris Bowen vowing the Commonwealth would force all states and territories to adhere to national data centre standards that would require them to be powered by renewables. Premiers and chief ministers met yesterday in Sydney to reach an agreement on the standards, but instead agreed to undertake further consultation. Related a…