# Data Centres: The next gold mine or black hole? Lessons from America

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Podcast: [Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald](https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-roaming-with-geraldine-doogue-and-hamish-macdonald-6755533)
Published: 2026-06-23T01:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/global-roaming/data-centres-the-next-gold-mine-or-black-hole/106753670
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Duration seconds: 1684

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Across America communities are pushing back against the data centres powering artificial intelligence. Water quality, noise and the drain on water and electricity are some of the reasons. While money being generated by AI centres and the potential to generate more accelerating exponentially, many Americans are skeptical that funds will flow back to their communities. With Australia already at the forefront of the AI data centre revolution and the potential for these centres to contribute huge funds to our economy what lessons can we learn from America? Guest: Robert Bryce , author , journalist, and commentator. He's the author of six books, including A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations. Hosts: Hamish Macdonald and Waleed Aly

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