Community Information Series
Plain-English guides to the issues communities most often raise about data centres and AI infrastructure — energy and power bills, water, noise, heat, electromagnetic fields, traffic, local jobs and more. Free to read and share, they put the facts in context and support informed, transparent conversations.
Data Centres in your community – qverview
Understanding the technology
- 01 Artificial intelligence (AI) explained
- 02 GPUs explained
- 03 Data centres explained
- 04 AI factories explained
- 05 Cooling systems
- 06 Battery storage
- 07 Transmission lines & grid connection
- 08 Renewable energy
Data centres in your community
- 09 Energy & your power bill
- 10 Water use
- 11 Noise
- 12 Heat & the heat island
- 13 Electromagnetic fields (EMF)
- 14 Backup generators & air quality
- 15 Traffic & construction
- 16 Land use, siting & visual amenity
- 17 Bushfire, flood & natural hazards
- 18 Cyber & data security
- 19 Sustainability & climate
- 20 Planning approvals & your say
- 21 Local jobs & community benefit
- 22 First Nations engagement & cultural heritage⚠️in review – coming soon
- 23 Property values & the local economy
- 24 Decommissioning & end-of-life
- 25 Questions to ask about a data centre
- 26 Glossary