Australian State Bans Data Centres From Residential Areas

Victoria bans data centres in residential areas with energy rules

Victoria bans data centres in residential areas and requires them to use renewable energy and recycled water to protect local resources. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Australian state bans data centres from residential areas

The state of Victoria mandates companies 'bring their own renewable energy supply' as part of rules designed to address growing community pushback.

Buffer zones, drinking water bans: Carroll eyes new rules for data centres

The state government has dropped its talk of a race to pursue data centres and is now instead tightening conditions for their development.

Data centres banned from residential areas

New data centres will be banned from residential areas and must be at least 150m from homes under new state government rules. The Victorian government released its sustainable date centre action plan on Tuesday, introducing new requirements governing where data centres can be built and how they use energy and water. The changes follow growing [...] Read More...

Victoria tightens rules on data centres

Image: GoAerials/stock.adobe.comNew data centres in Victoria will face new energy, water and planning requirements under a state government framework aimed at managing the sector’s rapid growth. Under the Victorian Government’s Sustainable […]