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Written for the people deciding where to build, connect and invest in the National Electricity Market.
What the July 2026 NABERS deadline means for Australian data centres
From July 2026, NABERS reshapes what a compliant data centre looks like in Australia. Here's what's changing, why site selection now carries compliance risk, and how to model the gap before you commit capital.
NABERS Compliance·8 min readUnderstanding MLF and why it costs data centres millions
Marginal Loss Factors are one of the most overlooked numbers in Australian energy economics, and one of the most expensive. Here's how MLF works, why it moves, and how a single decimal can erase millions from a data centre's business case.
Energy Economics·7 min readWhere to build a data centre in Australia: a NEM region by region comparison
Every NEM region offers a different bargain to a large load: cheaper energy, scarcer water, tighter grids or fiercer competition. We compare the five mainland regions across the variables that actually decide a data centre site.
NEM Intelligence·9 min read