Australia’s world-first data centre rules hit their first snag: the power isn’t there yet
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Mandating data centers to be net power contributors before grid capacity exists shows how quickly regulation is moving ahead of infrastructure reality. If you operate or rely on large compute in Australia, map regulatory and grid risk into your capacity planning now—permits and power, not chips, may be the gating factor.
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