Plain-English guides to the questions communities ask about digital infrastructure: data centres, the energy that powers them, the networks that connect them, the water they use and the careers they create. Every sheet is free to read and share, explains who decides what at national, state and local level and ends with the questions worth asking. DII takes no position on individual projects.
The series
- Data Centres & AI — The facilities themselves: the technology and living alongside it
- Renewables Development — The energy build-out: grid, targets, solar, wind, hydro, batteries
- Connectivity — Cables, towers and satellites: why they keep being proposed
- Water Resources — Where water comes from, cooling trade-offs and honest accounting
- Sovereign AI — What “sovereign” claims mean, where data lives, who regulates AI
- Workforce & Careers — The jobs, the pathways in and how to read job promises
Start with your situation
- My council is considering a data centre → the Data Centre Planning & Assessment Guide overview (Publications) · Data Centres & AI 20 and 25 · Water 05 (transparency) · Renewables 08 (grid partners)
- A project has been proposed near me → Data Centres & AI sheets 20 and 25 · Connectivity 07, 08 and 11
- I’m a landholder on a route → Connectivity 07 (easements) and 08 (compensation)
- I’m on a council or assessment panel → Each series’ Questions sheet · Water 05 (transparency) · Workforce 01 (job claims)
- I’m worried about water, power bills or noise → Water Resources series · Data Centres & AI 09–14
- I want a job in this industry → Workforce 03 (no degree needed), 07 (the career map), 05 (credentials)
- I keep hearing about sovereign AI → Sovereign AI 01 and 02