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

Tom Worthington tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Tue Jul 16 11:02:18 AEST 2024


On 12/7/24 18:43, Stephen Loosley wrote:
> ... maybe time for Aussie to question what those power sink 
> data-centres are creating? Eg .. do we need allow local Bitcoin factories? ...

Is a data center creating AI cat videos okay, but bitcoin mining not?

Instead a combination of electricity tariffs & regulations, could be 
used to ensure data centers in general don't destabilize the grid.


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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au
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