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Data centres must pay their true costs

A bargain that subsidises electricity and scarce water, and absorbs the heat with no guarantees on enduring AI capability is not development

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Data centres must pay their true costs

India's AI data centres hide true resource costs: a 100MW site consumes 2M litres water daily, raises ambient temps 2°C nearby. When regulation forces pricing on energy and water, current capex models break—prepare for infrastructure cost resets and GTM shifts.

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Data centres are power hungry – but they don’t have to be a burden on NZ’s grid

Datagrid secured NZ$3.5B approval for a 280 MW AI data centre in Invercargill (2028), becoming New Zealand's second-largest power consumer. Flexible scheduling of batch AI training during high renewable periods lets data centres absorb surplus wind/solar and reduce grid costs by NZ$1.5B per gigawatt.

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venerdì 31 luglio 2026·theconversation.com
Data centres are power hungry – but they don’t have to be a burden on NZ’s grid
AI data centres are contentious for consuming large resources. But with the right incentives and regulation, can they make for more flexible electricity systems?
lunedì 3 agosto 2026·hindustantimes.com
Data centres must pay their true costs
A bargain that subsidises electricity and scarce water, and absorbs the heat with no guarantees on enduring AI capability is not development