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800MW AI Data Centre to be Built in SA's Mid North

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4 June 2024
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5 June 2026, 02:00 am

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IREN Limited will build an 800MW AI data centre in South Australia's Mid North in Bundey between Burra & Morgan, creating up to 500 jobs. Goyder Mayor Bill Gebhardt says, "It's a game changer, really".

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IREN Limited has announced the construction of an 800-megawatt AI data centre in Bundey, South Australia, representing a massive expansion of regional compute infrastructure. The scale of this facility signals a significant increase in physical capacity for training and running frontier AI models within the Australian jurisdiction. While the article focuses on economic benefits and job creation, such large-scale compute projects are central to discussions regarding the concentration of AI capabilities and the subsequent need for oversight of high-compute hardware to mitigate safety risks.

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IREN Limited will build an 800MW AI data centre in South Australia's Mid North in Bundey between Burra & Morgan, creating up to 500 jobs. "As they're finding out, everyone's on board", said Goyder Mayor Bill Gebhardt. "It's a game changer, really"."This one's actually personal for my brother and co-founder, Will and me", IREN Co-Founder and CEO, Daniel Roberts said to Deb Tribe. "We spent part of our childhood in Adelaide...watched the Crows".CreditsDeb Tribe, PresenterImage DetailsIREN's Horizon 1 data centre under construction in Texas, USA.(IREN)Program:More from Adelaide MorningsAdelaide, AI Appears In MorningsDuration: 1 hour 54 minutes 59 seconds1h 54m2itemsIn this episode1 of 2Walkerville Primary School shutdown for days due to 'unexpected power outage'Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds2m 55s2 of 2Playing800MW AI data centre to be built in SA's Mid NorthDuration: 2 minutes 56 seconds2m 56s