• Australia’s data center electricity demand forecast for 2033-34 rose to 29.2 TWh from 19.9 TWh in AEMO’s August 2026 revision.
• Data centers could account for about 12% of east coast grid electricity demand by 2033-34, up from 2.8% in 2025-26.
• Building approvals in the category including data centers more than doubled to $17.7 billion in 2025-26.
• The value of projects under construction in that category rose to $27.2 billion from $10 billion.
• Since AEMO’s July 1 data cutoff, 10 data center projects totaling about 6,900 MW have become public, signaling further pipeline growth.

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