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What changedThe proposed upgrade to power lines serving NextDC’s Melbourne data centre has been delayed over safety concerns, opposition limiting access to sites and the local council’s refusal to approve 22-metre poles, The Guardian reports.
NextDC and electricity provider Jemena are considering other ways to supply the site, including routing poles through industrial areas or putting the power lines underground.
The options could change what the project needs from surrounding streets, but the Guardian account does not say which alternative will be chosen. Should data-centre expansion proceed only when its power infrastructure has local approval, even if that means a longer route to more computing capacity?
Sources and evidence- How tall are the AI datacentre power poles that sparked a community backlash in Melbourne? – The Guardian: The Guardian reports that the proposed power upgrade for NextDC’s Melbourne data-centre expansion has been delayed amid safety concerns, opposition and council non-approval of 22-metre poles; NextDC and Jemena are considering alternative routes, including underground connections.
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