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Australia

DataCentersExposed tracks 152 AI data centers in Australia — 48 operating and 0 in the pipeline — across 8 states, run by 33 tracked operators.

Sources: AEMO 2025 Inputs, Assumptions and Scenarios Report, Methodology, Coverage scorecard

44 GW
2025

Data-center grid connection requests — Australia

AEMO received 44 GW of data-center connection requests in its 2025 IASR — but only ~6 GW is expected to actually materialize. Six of every seven megawatts is 'phantom demand' unlikely to proceed.

Source: AEMO 2025 Inputs, Assumptions and Scenarios Report

What powers Australia's data centers

Ember · 2025
Carbon intensity
525
gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
39%
renewables + nuclear
Fossil electricity
61%
coal, gas & oil
Tracked
152
Operating
48
In pipeline
0
Reported power
0 MW
states
8
Operators
33
By state

Where the data centers are

New South Wales
56 tracked
Victoria
33 tracked
Queensland
23 tracked
South Australia
12 tracked
Western Australia
11 tracked
Australian Capital Territory
10 tracked
Tasmania
5 tracked
Northern Territory
2 tracked
Facilities

Tracked data centers

In the local press

Latest Australia data-center coverage

Live headlines via Google News — in English and Australia's local press.