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Melbourne residents protest towering AI datacentre power poles
Original: 🤖 How tall are the AI datacentre power poles that sparked a community backlash in Melbourne? Compare the concrete masts
Australia's largest datacentre operator is installing tall concrete power poles in Melbourne's suburbs to supply AI datacentres, prompting a community backlash. Residents are comparing the new masts with the timber poles they replace, arguing the structures are far taller and visually intrusive on suburban streets, in what locals describe as a David v Goliath battle over AI infrastructure.
Why now: The rapid growth of AI datacentres is pushing heavy infrastructure into residential neighbourhoods, angering local communities.
MelbourneAustraliaAI datacentre operator
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- 🤖 How tall are the AI datacentre power poles that sparked a community backlash in Melbourne? Compare the concrete masts with their timber predecessors and other structures seen on suburban streetsIn something of a David v Goliath battle, Australia’s largest datacentre operator… · feed@igeek.gamer-geek-news.com
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