Power-hungry data centres threaten Australia’s energy grid. Here are 3 steps to make them more efficient
- Written by Johanna Lim, Research Associate, Strategic Technologies, University of Sydney

The Australian Energy Market Operator estimates data centres will consume 6% of Australia’s grid-supplied electricity by 2030.
To put that in context, that’s more than the current share of Australia’s healthcare and social assistance industry.
This reflects the rapid growth of Australia’s data centre...