Chris Bowen vows to override Queensland and NT to force renewables-powered AI datacentres
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Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The energy minister, Chris Bowen, says the federal government will override state governments that oppose new national rules on datacentres, with commonwealth legislation forcing new AI datacentres to be powered by renewable energy and banning those fuelled by gas. Bowen said he expected his counterparts in Queensland and the...Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The energy minister, Chris Bowen, says the federal government will override state governments that oppose new national rules on datacentres, with commonwealth legislation forcing new AI datacentres to be powered by renewable energy and banning those fuelled by gas. Bowen...
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Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The energy minister, Chris Bowen, says the federal government will override state governments that oppose new national rules on datacentres, with commonwealth legislation forcing new AI datacentres to be powered by renewable energy and banning those fuelled by gas. Bowen...