澳大利亚联邦政府在本周国务委员会会议上调整了对数据中心能源使用的政策立场1。根据新的安排，昆士兰州和北领地获得豁免，可以使用煤炭和天然气作为数据中心的电力来源1。
新的标准框架计划于2027年初立法，将对大型数据中心的能源、水和土地使用进行规范1。各州和地区保有规划审批权1。政府同时对数据中心运营者提出要求，包括支付电网升级费用、避免推高家庭电费并采购额外清洁能源1。
澳大利亚能源市场运营商估计，数据中心对国家电网的需求占比将从2025-26年的3%上升到2035-36年的13%1。澳大利亚现有250多个数据中心1。新南威尔士州已建立快速审批流程，规划审批周期为75天1。
The Australian federal government has revised its energy policy framework for data centres, permitting Queensland and the Northern Territory to power these facilities with coal and natural gas rather than restricting them to renewable sources alone 1. The shift was decided at a national cabinet meeting this week and reflects a more flexible approach to data centre development across different regions 1.
New national standards governing data centre energy, water, and land use are scheduled for legislation in early 2027, with state and territory planning authorities retaining approval authority 1. The policy adjustment comes as Australia's energy market operator projects that data centre electricity demand will surge from 3% of national grid consumption in 2025–26 to 13% by 2035–36 1. The country currently operates over 250 data centres 1. Under the new framework, data centre operators will be required to fund grid upgrades, avoid passing costs to household electricity consumers, and procure additional clean energy 1.
New South Wales already operates an expedited planning approval process with a 75-day timeline for data centre projects 1. The European Union requires major data centres to report their energy and water consumption 1.
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