Tasmania approves 288MW AI datacentre despite local opposition

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Concerns over planning process as George Town council gives go-ahead for 288MW AI factory despite opposition from locals

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The day before Anthony Albanese secured agreement with states and territories to develop national datacentre standards , a small council in Tasmania was grappling with the existing regulations in the face of strong community opposition to a new AI factory planned for its town.

The George Town council voted 6-1 to approve the plans of Australian developer Firmus to build a 288 megawatt (MW) datacentre at Long Reach, north of Launceston, but said it did so reluctantly.

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