{
  "dataset": "datacentre-index",
  "title": "AI datacentres outside Epoch's hub",
  "index": "AI Datacentre Index",
  "url": "https://aisafetytracker.org/datacentres/#added",
  "citation": "AI Safety Tracker, \"AI Datacentre Index\". https://aisafetytracker.org/datacentres/#added. Retrieved 18 October 2026.",
  "licences": [
    {
      "source": "datacentre-index",
      "name": "AI Datacentre Index",
      "publisher": "This site",
      "licence": "MIT",
      "licence_url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
      "attribution": "AI Safety Tracker, \"AI Datacentre Index\". Licensed MIT."
    }
  ],
  "generated": "2026-10-18T02:00:43+00:00",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-18T00:00:00+00:00",
  "unit": "MW as stated",
  "notes": "AI datacentre sites not in Epoch AI's hub, from developers', tenants' and planning authorities' own statements, reviewed 2026-10-18. Australia only so far. Capacity is as stated, IT or facility power as labelled, and most of it is proposed.",
  "count": 13,
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "western-downs-digital-park",
      "name": "Western Downs Digital Park",
      "developer": "Zerra DC",
      "users": [
        {
          "name": "Anthropic",
          "basis": "lease signed, subject to approvals"
        }
      ],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Near Dalby, Queensland",
      "lat": -27.09,
      "lon": 150.92,
      "located": "area",
      "located_meaning": "Approximate: placed at the town or reported area",
      "stage": "Proposed",
      "stage_note": "Development application lodged with Western Downs Regional Council in August 2026 and under assessment. Anthropic's lease also needs Foreign Investment Review Board approval.",
      "due": "2027",
      "it_mw": 1440,
      "facility_mw": null,
      "capacity_note": "Up to 1.44 GW of IT capacity in four stages, each designed for about 540 MVA of total facility demand.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "Anthropic has signed a lease anchoring the campus.",
      "power": "Grid, through a dedicated connection at Braemar substation, beside the gas-fired Braemar 1 and 2 power stations. Generation contracts for each stage not yet set.",
      "cooling": "Air-cooled, closed loop, with no evaporative cooling.",
      "use": "inference",
      "use_basis": "reported",
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Zerra DC",
          "url": "https://zerradc.com/"
        },
        {
          "label": "Western Downs Digital Park",
          "url": "https://www.westerndownsdigitalpark.com.au/"
        },
        {
          "label": "ABC News",
          "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/queensland-data-centre-anthropic-dalby/107160640"
        },
        {
          "label": "Renew Economy",
          "url": "https://reneweconomy.com.au/bowen-test-giant-data-centre-plan-will-test-federal-resolve-on-renewables-rule/"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "firmus-stirling-north",
      "name": "Firmus Stirling North",
      "developer": "Firmus",
      "users": [],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Stirling North, South Australia",
      "lat": -32.52,
      "lon": 137.84,
      "located": "area",
      "located_meaning": "Approximate: placed at the town or reported area",
      "stage": "Proposed",
      "stage_note": "Approval pathway being settled with the South Australian Government.",
      "due": null,
      "it_mw": 1300,
      "facility_mw": 1500,
      "capacity_note": "About 1.3 GW of critical IT load at full build, on about 1.5 GW of planned grid connection.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "A Firmus AI factory campus under Project Southgate.",
      "power": "A 12-year agreement with Gunvor for 600 MW across the first phase of both South Australian campuses, tied to 1.2 GW of new renewable generation and 1.5 GWh of batteries by 2032.",
      "cooling": null,
      "use": null,
      "use_basis": null,
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Firmus",
          "url": "https://firmus.co/ourcommitments/sa-community"
        },
        {
          "label": "Firmus energy agreement",
          "url": "https://firmus.co/newsroom/firmus-secures-600-mw-energy-supply-agreement-in-south-australia-linked-to-1-2-gw-of-new-renewable-generation-and-battery-storage"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "firmus-tailem-bend",
      "name": "Firmus Tailem Bend",
      "developer": "Firmus",
      "users": [],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Tailem Bend, South Australia",
      "lat": -35.25,
      "lon": 139.45,
      "located": "area",
      "located_meaning": "Approximate: placed at the town or reported area",
      "stage": "Proposed",
      "stage_note": "Approval pathway being settled with the South Australian Government.",
      "due": null,
      "it_mw": 1000,
      "facility_mw": 1200,
      "capacity_note": "About 1.0 GW of critical IT load at full build, on about 1.2 GW of planned grid connection.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "A Firmus AI factory campus under Project Southgate.",
      "power": "A 12-year agreement with Gunvor for 600 MW across the first phase of both South Australian campuses, tied to 1.2 GW of new renewable generation and 1.5 GWh of batteries by 2032.",
      "cooling": null,
      "use": null,
      "use_basis": null,
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Firmus",
          "url": "https://firmus.co/ourcommitments/sa-community"
        },
        {
          "label": "Firmus energy agreement",
          "url": "https://firmus.co/newsroom/firmus-secures-600-mw-energy-supply-agreement-in-south-australia-linked-to-1-2-gw-of-new-renewable-generation-and-battery-storage"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "iren-bundey",
      "name": "IREN Bundey",
      "developer": "IREN",
      "users": [],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Bundey, South Australia",
      "lat": -33.89,
      "lon": 139.27,
      "located": "area",
      "located_meaning": "Approximate: placed at the town or reported area",
      "stage": "Proposed",
      "stage_note": "Transmission connection agreement signed in June 2026. Listed by IREN as planned.",
      "due": "2028",
      "it_mw": null,
      "facility_mw": 800,
      "capacity_note": "800 MW of transmission connection. IT capacity not stated.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "Brought by IREN into NVIDIA's Australian AI factory buildout.",
      "power": "Four 330 kV feeders at the Bundey substation, supporting up to 800 MW.",
      "cooling": null,
      "use": null,
      "use_basis": null,
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "IREN",
          "url": "https://iren.com/"
        },
        {
          "label": "IREN release, via pv magazine",
          "url": "https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/press-releases/iren-announces-first-australian-data-centre-campus-800-mw-in-south-australia/"
        },
        {
          "label": "NVIDIA",
          "url": "https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-expands-ai-infrastructure-capacity-in-partnership-with-australias-data-center-ecosystem"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "nextdc-s7-sydney",
      "name": "NEXTDC S7 Sydney",
      "developer": "NEXTDC",
      "users": [
        {
          "name": "OpenAI",
          "basis": "non-binding memorandum of understanding, December 2025"
        }
      ],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Eastern Creek, New South Wales",
      "lat": -33.81,
      "lon": 150.83,
      "located": "area",
      "located_meaning": "Approximate: placed at the town or reported area",
      "stage": "Proposed",
      "stage_note": "State Significant Development under assessment by the NSW Government. First phase due in the second half of 2027, subject to approvals.",
      "due": "2027",
      "it_mw": 550,
      "facility_mw": null,
      "capacity_note": "550 MW or more.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "A hyperscale AI campus and GPU supercluster planned with OpenAI.",
      "power": null,
      "cooling": "Closed-loop liquid cooling, using no potable water.",
      "use": null,
      "use_basis": null,
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "NEXTDC",
          "url": "https://www.nextdc.com/news/nextdc-and-openai-partner-to-expand-ai-infrastructure-in-australia"
        },
        {
          "label": "NEXTDC S7 page",
          "url": "https://www.nextdc.com/data-centres/sydney-data-centres/s7-sydney"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "firmus-bell-bay",
      "name": "Firmus Bell Bay",
      "developer": "Firmus",
      "users": [],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Long Reach, Tasmania",
      "lat": -41.157,
      "lon": 146.941,
      "located": "street",
      "located_meaning": "Placed on the stated street",
      "stage": "Approved",
      "stage_note": "Approved by George Town Council on 25 August 2026, six votes to one.",
      "due": null,
      "it_mw": null,
      "facility_mw": 288,
      "capacity_note": "Maximum demand of about 288 MW. IT capacity not stated.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "An AI factory that Firmus says exists to train and run frontier AI models.",
      "power": "Tasmanian grid, through three 220 kV lines crossing the site. Supply arrangements under negotiation.",
      "cooling": "Direct-to-chip liquid cooling. Dry cooling, with water on about ten hot days a year.",
      "use": "training and inference",
      "use_basis": "stated",
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Firmus",
          "url": "https://firmus.co/bell-bay-industrial-precinct-ai-factory-project"
        },
        {
          "label": "ABC News",
          "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/firmus-ai-bell-bay-receives-george-town-council-approval/107074336"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "project-meridien",
      "name": "Project Meridien",
      "developer": "Gingerah Energy",
      "users": [],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Kimberley, Western Australia",
      "lat": null,
      "lon": null,
      "located": null,
      "located_meaning": null,
      "stage": "Proposed",
      "stage_note": "Feasibility studied. Seeking customers.",
      "due": "2030",
      "it_mw": 240,
      "facility_mw": null,
      "capacity_note": "240 MW, the first 48 MW targeted for 2030, with IT load scalable past 1 GW.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "Designed for high-density compute for hyperscalers and AI training.",
      "power": "Off grid: solar, wind and long-duration storage. Gas backup reported by the press.",
      "cooling": "Closed-loop liquid cooling.",
      "use": "training",
      "use_basis": "stated",
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Gingerah Energy",
          "url": "https://gingerahenergy.com/"
        },
        {
          "label": "w.media",
          "url": "https://w.media/renewable-powered-ai-factory-proposed-for-australias-kimberley-region/"
        },
        {
          "label": "Haskoning",
          "url": "https://www.haskoning.com/en/projects/gingerah-energy-hub"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "nextdc-m4-melbourne",
      "name": "NEXTDC M4 Melbourne",
      "developer": "NEXTDC",
      "users": [],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Port Melbourne, Victoria",
      "lat": -37.828,
      "lon": 144.912,
      "located": "street",
      "located_meaning": "Placed on the stated street",
      "stage": "Approved",
      "stage_note": "Development approval from the Victorian Government in January 2026.",
      "due": null,
      "it_mw": 150,
      "facility_mw": null,
      "capacity_note": "Targeting 150 MW of IT capacity, within a 162 MW campus.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "Planned as an NVIDIA-certified AI factory.",
      "power": null,
      "cooling": "Direct-to-chip, closed-loop liquid cooling, using recycled water.",
      "use": null,
      "use_basis": null,
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "NEXTDC",
          "url": "https://www.nextdc.com/data-centres/melbourne-data-centres/m4-melbourne"
        },
        {
          "label": "NEXTDC approval release",
          "url": "https://www.nextdc.com/news/m4-technology-campus-approved"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "firmus-launceston",
      "name": "Firmus Launceston",
      "developer": "Firmus",
      "users": [],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "St Leonards, Launceston, Tasmania",
      "lat": -41.438,
      "lon": 147.176,
      "located": "street",
      "located_meaning": "Placed on the stated street",
      "stage": "Under construction",
      "stage_note": "Approved by the City of Launceston. Due to operate in early 2027.",
      "due": "2027",
      "it_mw": 84,
      "facility_mw": null,
      "capacity_note": "84 MW of critical IT load.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "Firmus's first Project Southgate AI factory, for AI training and inference.",
      "power": "Tasmanian grid, which Firmus describes as firmed hydro, wind and solar.",
      "cooling": "Primarily direct-to-chip liquid cooling.",
      "use": "training and inference",
      "use_basis": "stated",
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Firmus",
          "url": "https://firmus.co/infrastructure/southgate"
        },
        {
          "label": "ABC News",
          "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-15/firmus-ai-company-tasmania-biggest-power-user-three-sites/106783142"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "macquarie-ic3-super-west",
      "name": "Macquarie IC3 Super West",
      "developer": "Macquarie Data Centres",
      "users": [],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Macquarie Park, New South Wales",
      "lat": -33.781,
      "lon": 151.127,
      "located": "site",
      "located_meaning": "Placed at the site",
      "stage": "Under construction",
      "stage_note": "Due to open in September 2026, as the operator states. Opening not confirmed at review.",
      "due": "2026-09",
      "it_mw": 47,
      "facility_mw": null,
      "capacity_note": "47 MW.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "Described by the operator as purpose-built for AI.",
      "power": null,
      "cooling": "Air, liquid and hybrid cooled halls.",
      "use": null,
      "use_basis": null,
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Macquarie Data Centres",
          "url": "https://www.macquariedatacentres.com/solutions/ai/"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "firmus-wesley-vale",
      "name": "Firmus Wesley Vale",
      "developer": "Firmus",
      "users": [],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Wesley Vale, Tasmania",
      "lat": -41.176,
      "lon": 146.45,
      "located": "street",
      "located_meaning": "Placed on the stated street",
      "stage": "Proposed",
      "stage_note": "Development application lodged with Latrobe Council in August 2026.",
      "due": null,
      "it_mw": 46,
      "facility_mw": 52,
      "capacity_note": "Two stages: 23 MW of critical IT load, then about 46 MW, drawing up to about 52 MW.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "An AI factory that Firmus says exists to train and run frontier AI models.",
      "power": "Grid, through the adjoining Wesley Vale substation, starting with a 26 MW connection.",
      "cooling": "Liquid cooling, with adiabatic coolers and chillers that use water in hot weather.",
      "use": "training and inference",
      "use_basis": "stated",
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Firmus",
          "url": "https://firmus.co/wesley-vale-ai-factory-project"
        },
        {
          "label": "w.media",
          "url": "https://w.media/firmus-seeks-approval-for-wesley-vale-ai-data-centre/"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "nextdc-s6-sydney",
      "name": "NEXTDC S6 Sydney",
      "developer": "NEXTDC",
      "users": [],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "Artarmon, New South Wales",
      "lat": -33.82,
      "lon": 151.186,
      "located": "site",
      "located_meaning": "Placed at the site",
      "stage": "Operating",
      "stage_note": "Listed by NEXTDC among its open facilities.",
      "due": null,
      "it_mw": 13.5,
      "facility_mw": null,
      "capacity_note": "13.5 MW.",
      "ai_scope": "site",
      "ai_basis": "Described by NEXTDC as purpose-built for AI factories.",
      "power": null,
      "cooling": "High-density liquid cooling.",
      "use": null,
      "use_basis": null,
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "NEXTDC",
          "url": "https://www.nextdc.com/data-centres/sydney-data-centres/s6-sydney"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    },
    {
      "id": "nextdc-m3-melbourne",
      "name": "NEXTDC M3 Melbourne",
      "developer": "NEXTDC",
      "users": [
        {
          "name": "Sharon AI",
          "basis": "cluster of 1,000 Nvidia B200 GPUs announced January 2026"
        }
      ],
      "country": "Australia",
      "place": "West Footscray, Victoria",
      "lat": -37.805,
      "lon": 144.864,
      "located": "site",
      "located_meaning": "Placed at the site",
      "stage": "Operating",
      "stage_note": "Listed by NEXTDC among its open facilities.",
      "due": null,
      "it_mw": 225,
      "facility_mw": null,
      "capacity_note": "225 MW for the whole facility. The AI tenant's share is not stated.",
      "ai_scope": "tenant",
      "ai_basis": "Hosts Sharon AI's B200 cluster, for which NEXTDC says the facility was built.",
      "power": null,
      "cooling": null,
      "use": null,
      "use_basis": null,
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "NEXTDC",
          "url": "https://www.nextdc.com/data-centres/melbourne-data-centres/m3-melbourne"
        },
        {
          "label": "Sharon AI",
          "url": "https://sharonai.com/press-releases/sharon-ai-to-deploy-1k-b200-cluster-at-nextdc-m3-data-center-using-lenovo-infrastructure-and-vast-data/"
        }
      ],
      "reviewed": "2026-10-18",
      "source_id": "datacentre-index"
    }
  ]
}