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Environment
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

REVEALED: Power hungry data centre energy use set to skyrocket | Vintage Vibes

The escalating demand of data centres on Australia's energy grid has been outlined by AEMO. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Artificial intelligence will stretch parts of Australia's electricity network, with energy demand from data centres expected to rise by almost seven times over the next decade.

But the outlook for the National Electricity Market has improved and is expected to remain reliable into the 2030s if renewable energy, storage and transmission projects are delivered on time.

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