# AEMO projects data centers to take 13% of Australia's main power market

_Monday, August 24, 2026 at 2:27 PM EDT · Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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The Australian Energy Market Operator projects data centers will use 34 terawatt hours annually from the National Electricity Market by 2035-36, or 13% of the market, up from 3% today. The forecast appears in AEMO's annual Electricity Statement of Opportunities, which utilities and governments use for planning. The source also says developers have cancelled more than a third of the data-center projects AEMO listed the previous year.

## Sources

- [The Next Web](https://thenextweb.com/news/australian-data-centres-power-aemo-forecast-2036)

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