‘Speculative’ surge: The $260m fight over western Melbourne’s AI boom
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-02-28 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: National / Victoria
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Australia, Technology & AI, Energy
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Snippet:
A multibillion dollar surge in data centre proposals across Melbourne’s north-west has triggered a high-stakes stand-off over the bill for the expected power grid overhaul required to run the energy hungry developments.
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