Australia has outlined how large AI data centres will be required to support new renewable generation, saying operators will have to obtain Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certificates while states will be free to impose stricter requirements, but not weaker ones, climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen said on Wednesday.

Australia's energy minister declared gas-only data centres will fail national standards. New Canberra policies mandate data centres build renewable power sources. Northern…

Australia plans to mandate new data centers fund 100% renewable energy generation, impacting crypto-adjacent firms like IREN and reshaping