Business use and energy-hungry AI tipped to drive doubling of power grid demand
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-06-25 00:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Federal
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Australia, Technology & AI, Energy, Business & Economy, Environment & Climate
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Household electricity usage is forecast to almost halve over the next 25 years due to Australia’s booming adoption of rooftop solar panels and batteries, but overall grid demand could double because of businesses’ power usage and energy-hungry data centres.
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