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Australia

DataCentersExposed tracks 114 AI data centers in Australia — 0 operating and 0 in the pipeline — across 8 states, run by 33 tracked operators.

Sources: AEMO 2025 Inputs, Assumptions and Scenarios Report, Methodology, Coverage scorecard

44 GW
2025

Data-center grid connection requests — Australia

AEMO received 44 GW of data-center connection requests in its 2025 IASR — but only ~6 GW is expected to actually materialize. Six of every seven megawatts is 'phantom demand' unlikely to proceed.

Source: AEMO 2025 Inputs, Assumptions and Scenarios Report

What powers Australia's data centers

Ember · 2025
Carbon intensity
525
gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
39%
renewables + nuclear
Fossil electricity
61%
coal, gas & oil
Grid demand
287
TWh / year
Demand growth
+1.2%
per year

Australia's electricity demand has grown +1.2%/yr (2015–2025). Every new data center competes for that same grid — already 150 MtCO₂ a year from generation.

Tracked
114
Operating
0
In pipeline
0
Reported power
0 MW
states
8
Operators
33
Status · click to filter

Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify

Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.

By state

Where the data centers are

New South Wales
57 tracked
Victoria
30 tracked
Australian Capital Territory
15 tracked
Tasmania
4 tracked
Western Australia
3 tracked
South Australia
2 tracked
Queensland
2 tracked
Northern Territory
1 tracked
Facilities

Tracked data centers

In the local press

Latest Australia data-center coverage

Live headlines via Google News — in English and Australia's local press.