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AI datacentres to strain Australia’s energy supply, spike prices without change, expert says
Soaring electricity demand from datacentres could strain supplies and contribute to much higher prices unless tech firms agree to act like aluminium smelters that can power up or down to support the grid, an energy analyst says. The demand, fuelled in part …