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How will datacentres affect Australia’s power prices, water supply and emissions?

There’s a growing expectation that if you build a datacentre you must meet your own energy needs. But there are other key policy questions that need answering

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Australia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolish

Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners

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Datacentres demand huge amounts of electricity. Could they derail Australia’s net zero ambitions?

Banks of servers operating 24/7 generate massive amounts of heat, requiring power to run and cool them

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‘Gobsmacking’ solar farm that could power AI datacentres ‘possibly unparalleled’ in Australia or world

SunCable says massive energy project proposed in NT could position Australia as global leader but critics are concerned about scale

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‘No idea what he’s talking about’: Dutton’s nuclear plan could raise – not cut – electricity bills, experts warn

Opposition leader claims a 44% cost reduction compared with Labor’s plan would be passed on to Australian household bills, but not everyone agrees

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Coalition’s nuclear plan will hit Earth with 1.7bn extra tonnes of CO2 before 2050, experts warn

Peter Dutton’s path ‘would be an absolute failure’ in decarbonising the electricity sector and meeting Australia’s emission targets, analyst says

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Building nuclear power plants in Australia could cost double CSIRO predictions, energy experts warn

‘First-of-a-kind’ premium and doubts about expenses coming down over time cited, alongside experiences of other countries

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‘Toss of coin’ for Australian grid to get through summer without major outage, expert warns

As election looms, Albanese government will be hoping the national electricity market does not buckle and black out in next three months

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Albanese government announces review into post-2030 renewables strategy

Panel will examine settings for the national electricity market to ensure it aids investment in clean energy after target expires

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Blackout risk warning as scorching temperatures forecast for parts of NSW

Power supplies will become tight in New South Wales and Queensland this week, with parts of western Sydney tipped to approach 40C

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Queensland’s reliance on coal is back on the agenda and conservationists are firing up

The Liberal National party’s reluctance to say how it would meet the state’s emissions reduction targets while backing coal-fired power has become an election issue

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Renewables caught in misinformation crossfire from Australia’s nuclear cheerleaders

Those pushing the nuclear option are making some questionable claims about the capacity of renewable energy

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AI datacentres to strain Australia’s energy supply, spike prices without change, expert says

UBS analyst says tech firms must ensure datacentres have ability to power up and down like aluminium smelters

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Is coal’s recent revival in Australia’s energy mix just a blip or something more?

Australia’s electricity sector was fast to cut carbon pollution due to renewables as alternatives to coal and gas – until lately

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Power bills could rise by $1,000 a year under Coalition plan to boost gas until nuclear is ready, analysts say

Experts predict major electricity price hikes if opposition proposal to slow rollout of large-scale renewable projects goes ahead

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There’s a yawning Coalition credibility gap on the cost of renewables and nuclear

Peter Dutton says renewable energy is too expensive – and unveils a plan to switch to nuclear, which the CSIRO says will cost 50% more than wind or solar

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‘No credible reason’ to expect cheaper power bills under Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy plan, experts say

Tony Wood of the Grattan Institute rejects Coalition’s claim electricity prices are high due to Labor’s renewables policy

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Why are some Australian households about to be charged for generating too much solar power?

NSW energy firms can impose fees on households exporting surplus power – but there are ways to minimise the charge

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Dutton’s plan to save Australia with nuclear comes undone when you look between the brushstrokes

The dystopian picture of renewables painted by the opposition leader is full of inconsistencies, partial truths and misinformation

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The Coalition wants nuclear power. Could it work – or would it be an economic and logistical disaster?

The prospect of Australia trying to build nuclear reactors at soon-to-be-closed coal plants raises many questions. Here’s what we know

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Victoria’s blackout had nothing to do with renewables. Claiming that it did won’t fix the system

Even as the weather emergency was still unfolding, some commentators and politicians couldn’t resist the urge to blame renewable energy

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Reckless or reasonable? Factchecking the claims of anti-renewable activists

A protest at Parliament House featured claims about higher bills and dystopian images of disused turbines. But is there any basis for this?

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The Crunch: everything is expensive and why you shouldn’t use a pie chart

The five best charts from the fortnight including booming rooftop solar data and torrential rain in Australia

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Queensland power supply to face strain as heatwave sends demand to near-record levels

Surging consumption comes despite ‘very sleepy period’ for electricity use, energy expert says

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Australian governments need to set clear policy direction for gas sector, says regulator

A growing number of householders are turning off gas and bans on new connections are spreading

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