Labor claims Victoria’s new datacentre rules are strongest in Australia but critics point to ‘huge loophole’
by Benita Kolovos and Bertin Huynh from on (#78HRN)
New rules include a ban near schools and require datacentres to source their own renewable energy, but won't apply to projects already in pipeline
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Datacentres in Victoria will be banned in residential areas, required to use renewable energy and contribute to the community but regulations won't apply to existing centres or dozens currently planned.
On Tuesday the premier, Ben Carroll, and the artificial intelligence minister, Anthony Carbines, released the government's sustainable datacentre action plan.
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