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  "id": 14977,
  "url": "https://theconversation.com/data-centres-are-power-hungry-but-they-dont-have-to-be-a-burden-on-nzs-grid-287954",
  "title": "Data centres are power hungry – but they don’t have to be a burden on NZ’s grid",
  "summary": "AI data centres are contentious for consuming large resources. But with the right incentives and regulation, can they make for more flexible electricity systems?",
  "authors": "Alan Brent, Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Stellenbosch University, Andrew Crossland, Professor in Practice, Department of Engineering, Durham University",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "regulation",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-07-31T02:31:26.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-31T05:10:57.675Z",
  "source_slug": "conversation-ai",
  "source_name": "The Conversation",
  "source_homepage": "https://theconversation.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/14977",
  "original_url": "https://theconversation.com/data-centres-are-power-hungry-but-they-dont-have-to-be-a-burden-on-nzs-grid-287954",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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