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Albo, Why The Data Centres ?
Yesterday at 10:48am
 
Number of Data Centres per country.

USA 5427
China 449
Australia 314

https://www.statista.com/chart/24149/data-centers-per-country/


Why does the Albanese mob want more data centres than China. Could it be so we suffer a bigger economic crash when over supply is realised ?


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Re: Albo, Why The Data Centres ?
Reply #1 - Yesterday at 12:13pm
 
I don't think the government is the one building them.

Are those data centres all the same size? It could be that the number of centres is dictated by geography, with actual usage intensity dictating size.
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Reply #2 - Yesterday at 12:30pm
 
If approved, one of the world's biggest data centres will be built in western Sydney. At one gigawatt, it is expected to be Australia's largest single energy user.

And in Marsden Park, also in western Sydney, the biggest data centre in the Southern Hemisphere is already under construction only 100m away from a local community.

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Without significant new renewable generation and storage, data centres could push power prices 26% higher in New South Wales (NSW) by 2035, according to the Climate Council, an independent non-profit that provides expert advice.

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Sydney already needs to increase its drinking water supply over the next five to 10 years in order to provide for its growing population, according to Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA).

But if that water is used for data centres, households are likely to pay the price for sourcing water from elsewhere, such as through desalination, which costs more than traditional water sources.

Sydney Water, Australia's largest water utility, says data centres could use up to 25% of Sydney's drinking water by 2035.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl3we7wdr3o


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Re: Albo, Why The Data Centres ?
Reply #3 - Yesterday at 1:51pm
 
Hung Uncut Black Muslim Jew wrote Yesterday at 12:30pm:
Without significant new renewable generation and storage, data centres could push power prices 26% higher in New South Wales (NSW) by 2035, according to the Climate Council, an independent non-profit that provides expert advice.


The Climate Council is not independent, it is an activist group. An activist group by definition cannot be independent, it can only show one side of any argument. It may be independently funded, which is different. Roll Eyes.

Hung Uncut Black Muslim Jew wrote Yesterday at 12:30pm:
Sydney already needs to increase its drinking water supply over the next five to 10 years in order to provide for its growing population, according to Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA).

But if that water is used for data centres, households are likely to pay the price for sourcing water from elsewhere, such as through desalination, which costs more than traditional water sources.


So Sydeney needs more water, Why can't the ter that you say will be used by data centers, be re-used after? Why not use another cooling method, thay are available? Roll EyesHung Uncut Black Muslim Jew wrote Yesterday at 12:30pm:
Sydney Water, Australia's largest water utility, says data centres could use up to 25% of Sydney's drinking water by 2035.

Oh, only could, I guess there are other options. Wink
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