Australian Minister Denies Softer Stance on Data Center Power
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If Australia holds the line on renewable requirements for new data centers, AI infra buildout there will be gated by green power availability, not just land and capital. Operators planning APAC capacity need to model policy-driven power constraints as a first-order variable, not a permitting afterthought.
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