[LINK] Datacentres will strain Au energy supply, without change, expert says

[Stephen Loosley]

Tom writes,

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> By Peter Hannam Wed 10 Jul 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/10/ai-datacentres-to-strain-australias-energy-supply-spike-prices-without-change-expert-says
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> Data centers should be able to respond to energy demands a lot quicker
> than a smelter. One way would be to switch the processing load to
> another center where there is power available. However this depends on
> the cost of the electricity relative to the cost of the data center's
> hardware. It might be cheaper to install batteries to keep the center
> running.


Yes true. Also maybe time for Aussie to question what those power sink data-centres are creating? Eg .. do we need allow local Bitcoin factories?

Eg: https://cleanupbitcoin.com/  says ..

“A software code change could reduce Bitcoin’s energy use by 99.9%.
Switching to a low-energy protocol has proven effective and uses far less energy. Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, has already changed its code system reduce its energy usage by 99.95%.”


We should pass laws only permitting efficient coin algorithm factories

Cheers Tom and all



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