AdvertisementNationalQueenslandData centres Queensland doubles down on ‘all-in’ approach to power data centres Julius Dennis August 7, 2026 — 11:39am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A AQueensland’s energy minister has doubled down on a scrap with his federal counterpart over data centres, arguing centres shouldn’t be limited to being powered by renewable sources of energy. AdvertisementHe argued different rules in different jurisdictions would lead to higher energy prices and reduced reliability, driven by the sheer amount of power required for data centres. Advertisement“We want to encourage data centres and make sure they are built in the right places at the right time, and how they’re powered should be an all-in solution,” he said. “We’re not going to burden the Queensland taxpayer with uneconomic solutions to power data centres … if there’s a gas peak that can power a data centre, we don’t want to rule out that option,” he said.