The large scale data processing behind artificial intelligence is taking a larger share of Australia’s energy grids, with a local expert on Wednesday calling for more transparency on tech companies’ energy usage to help long term planning.
Analysts have stepped up warnings in 2024 about the growing energy requirements of data centres driven in part by AI.
A UBS forecast this month that the demand could require up to 5 gigawatts of additional capacity by 2030, or about 15 per cent of total load.
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