
Mega data centres in bed with big gas: how fossil fuels are powering the AI boom
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Published 6/7/2026

From 7am
Published 6/7/2026
Right now, AI data-centre mega-hubs as large as 350 hectares are being planned across Australia – that’s the equivalent of 175 MCG playing fields. And the energy they need to fuel them is just as huge: more than the total output of an entire coal plant. The solution? So-called…