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concerns” and called on tech companies to become more transparent about their plans for new datacentres to tackle “community frustration”. The Guardian this week [reported](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/09/google-developers-significantly-misstate-carbon-emissions-of-proposed-uk-datacentres) that developers working for [Google](https://www.theguardian.com
emissions secret Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of green metrics from public
emissions by 2040. These include power from [Victoria’s Golden Plains 2](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/13/new-victorian-wind-farm-could-provide-10-of-states-energy), the largest windfarm in Australia, which began operating in 2024. It also includes [the solar and battery storage farm
concern from industry and construction groups. Research from Jobs and Skills Australia projects a [shortfall of up to 42,000 electricians](https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/The%20Clean%20Energy%20Generation_0.pdf) by 2030, thanks in part to students being steered away from