Energy armageddon: How Australia's data centre boom threatens to collapse the power grid

Economist Leith van Onselen joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Mornings to discuss how major banks like CBA and NAB have shifted their outlooks to predict a pause in interest rate hikes due to a weakening Australian economy. However, the conversation shifts to a looming "energy Armageddon," where massive tech investments into AI data centres are set to skyrocket electricity demand just as the government plans to shut down reliable coal-fired power stations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.