Sep 10, 2026 – 12.00pmNvidia says its chips will be drawing more energy in Australia next year than all the nation’s existing data centres use today, as it flagged plans for an extra two gigawatts of capacity to power artificial intelligence.The United States technology group, widely considered the world’s most valuable company, is targeting a 2GW “build out” in Australia with data centre partners including Firmus and Sharon AI by 2027 via its DSX platform, which it describes as a playbook for AI factories.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles