Jul 13, 2026 – 4.00pmData centre developers should be required to get proof from utility companies that enough electricity and water is available for their projects before they start building them to reduce pressure on critical infrastructure, a NSW government inquiry has been told.University of Sydney chemistry professor Deanna D’Alessandro said more holistic planning was needed to manage a surge in data centre projects and ensure companies’ needs didn’t supersede community well-being. “There is absolutely an orchestration role that government has to play,” D’Alessandro said.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Data centres shouldn’t be allowed without power, water sign-off
Developers should be required to prove that enough electricity and water is available before they start building data centres, the University of Sydney says.
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