{"id":24148,"date":"2026-07-29T03:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/queensland-and-nt-reject-labors-push-to-ensure-that-power-hungry-ai-datacentres-use-renewable-energy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T03:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:37:17","slug":"queensland-and-nt-reject-labors-push-to-ensure-that-power-hungry-ai-datacentres-use-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/29\/queensland-and-nt-reject-labors-push-to-ensure-that-power-hungry-ai-datacentres-use-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland and NT reject Labor\u2019s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocket<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2026\/jul\/29\/ben-carroll-victoria-premier-jacinta-allan-labor-abs-inflation-data-nsw-icac-inquiry-antisemitism-royal-commission-ntwnfb\">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Queensland and the Northern Territory have rejected the federal government\u2019s plans to mandate that AI datacentres use renewable power, rubbishing Anthony Albanese\u2019s proposals to regulate the booming technology as \u201cunderdeveloped ideas that hand increased power to Canberra\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The latest federal-state stoush on energy comes as S&amp;P Global, the economic rating agency, warns that power use from datacentres could rise five-fold by 2035 to 10% of Australia\u2019s total consumption, and that a mismatch between delivery timelines for datacentres and renewable projects could lead to energy bills skyrocketing.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jul\/29\/queensland-northern-territory-reject-ai-datacentre-renewable-energy\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/44594205576f37ea0cc7dcddacaaf06eaaa42386\/274_58_3185_2549\/master\/3185.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=4e42311e093b712ce92c7947f1daa948\" title=\"Queensland and NT reject Labor\u2019s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy\" \/>Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocket<\/p>\n<p>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>Queensland and the Northern Territory have rejected the federal government\u2019s plans to mandate that AI datacentres use renewable power, rubbishing Anthony Albanese\u2019s proposals to regulate the booming technology as \u201cunderdeveloped ideas that hand increased power to Canberra\u201d.<br \/>\nThe latest federal-state stoush on energy comes as S&amp;P Global, the economic rating agency, warns that power use from datacentres could rise five-fold by 2035 to 10% of Australia\u2019s total consumption, and that a mismatch between delivery timelines for datacentres and renewable projects could lead to energy bills skyrocketing. 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