Anthropic plans a $31bn datacentre in rural Queensland to power Claude
Anthropic plans to build a $31 billion datacentre on a 725-hectare feedlot site near Kogan, Queensland, to power its Claude large language model. The project, proposed by Singapore-based developer Zerra DC, would require a peak power capacity of 2.16GW, equivalent to about a quarter of Queensland’s total state energy demand. Local residents, including Denver Kanowski and Mordechai Winters, have…
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- Anthropic plans a $31bn datacentre in Queensland to power Claude
- The facility would require 2.16GW peak power, about a quarter of state demand
- Over 21,500 people have signed a local petition opposing the project
Rural Queenslanders have seen gas projects come and go – but a 725-hectare datacentre poses a whole new level of ‘stupidity’
The Guardian AI · 4 October 2026
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