Legally binding large-scale data centres to supply their own new clean energy sources of power is one of the Australian government’s official approaches to artificial intelligence, which is expected to be legislated in early 2027.

Albanese announced an Office of AI, net-generator rules for data centres, and tough copyright language. None of it is law yet.

Australia mandates renewable energy offsets and water reductions for large data centers, with crypto-AI firm IREN's 800 MW campus directly in scope.