Aug 24, 2026 – 5.00amQueensland Premier David Crisafulli will firmly reject federal Labor’s push to force large data centres to use renewable electricity when he meets with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at national cabinet this week, laying the groundwork for a stoush with federal Labor.Under Labor’s policy set to be legislated early next year, all next-generation data centres such as those that train and power artificial intelligence agents will be required to use renewable electricity and add more power to the grid than they consume.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Queensland sets up national cabinet showdown over AI data centre power
Under Labor’s policy set to be legislated early next year, all next-generation data centres such as those that train and power artificial intelligence agents will be required to use renewable electricity.
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