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Australia's data centers lobby against renewable energy regulations

An analysis by Ketan Joshi details how Australia's data center industry successfully lobbied against regulations requiring them to use renewable energy for their increasing power demands. The piece also critiques the perception of data centers as 'cleantech' within some environmental circles, suggesting this view aided the industry's lobbying efforts. AI

IMPACT Highlights the tension between data center energy demands and renewable energy goals, impacting AI infrastructure development.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an analysis piece discussing lobbying efforts and industry perceptions, rather than a direct event.

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Australia's data centers lobby against renewable energy regulations

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    Long but excellent read from Ketan Joshi “how Australia's data centre industry lobbied (successfully) to kill regulations that would force them to cover their n

    Long but excellent read from Ketan Joshi “how Australia's data centre industry lobbied (successfully) to kill regulations that would force them to cover their new demand with renewables. And how (this is spicy) the desire within some climate/energy spaces to see data centres as '…