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Move over industry, data centres are rolling in

What does it say about Australia’s future when energy-hungry data centre owners replace old-fashioned industrial manufacturers?

Australia’s energy transition is really an energy expansion.

We don’t just need to transition the coal-fired generation in the grid to renewable energy sources, we need to expand the overall capacity to keep up with the electrification of everything and rising demand.

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Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com

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