**Thirsty and power hungry: Australia's datacenter boom**

> They&\#x2019;re a key part of the digital and AI economy but they come at a high environmental cost and offer few operational jobs A datacentre in Sydney. There are about 160 datacentres operating in Australia, with another 90 proposed. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A datacentre in Sydney. There are about 160 datacentres operating in Australia, with another 90 proposed. Photograph: Bloomb...

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- **来源**：Hacker News：AI 热帖
- **分类**：ai-products
- **发布时间**：2026-06-24 01:38（北京时间）
- **原文**：[打开原文](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/22/australia-ai-datacentre-boom-environmental-impacts-climate-how-sustainable-is-it-artificial-intelligence)