Big Tech Looks to Australia as Data Center Backlash Grows
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Backlash as American tech giants look to build data centers in Australia
Facing legal challenges and public backlash at home, American tech giants are looking abroad for new opportunities in Australia. But the reception down under may not be quite as warm as they hope.
Data centre opposition is growing in Australia. Is there a middle ground?
At least three data centre plans have been shelved recently amid fears over water and power supply, noise levels and environmental damage.
Goodman Group withdrew its proposal from a 90 megawatt data center in Lane Cove after months of neighborhood opposition. The case reflects the challenge of boosting infrastructure for AI while communities express concerns about water, electricity, noise and the environment.
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