⏱️This edition of the National Account’s newsletter is a four-minute read.
👋 G’day everyone, Archie here.
I’ve got a couple of yarns for you to sink your teeth into today. I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback as well, so please let me know by just giving this email a reply.
I do see your responses and always try to respond!
Anyway, let’s get on with it🗞️.
There's no extension cord that runs from a renewable wind project in the country to a data centre in the city.
🗣️ Why did he say that?
Data centres in Australia are supposed to run on clean energy. The government currently says it’ll fast track the ones that do.
But instead of building new energy sources to power data centres, operators are using a loophole that means no new supply of energy is being added to the grid.
The North Shore Lorikeet’s Huw Bradshaw told me about data centres soaking up renewable energy that was meant to help Australia move off coal and gas, without bringing on any extra.
Watch the full interview below:
Word of the week 😬
It feels like all of a sudden politicians and the media have a new favourite word: monoculture. Where did this come from and what does it actually mean?
My rundown below:
Cheers for catching up, I’ll be back on Friday with more.
Cheers, Archie