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Growing cluster in Eastern Creek and surrounds.
Supply as reported: Grid, solar PPAs
A photoreal aerial of this facility as specified: halls, towers, substation and supply, placed in the landscape SAM measured.
Pulls a satellite view of the site and asks Segment Anything 3.1 for buildings, surface water, solar arrays and open land. The masks become hectares and distances, which replace the country priors for land and water in every estimate of this site, labelled as measured.
Western Sydney campus does not clear the floors as proposed, but the alternative "Hydro PPA + grid" does. Proceed only if the supply mix is changed before permitting; the build plan below is that alternative.
| Metric | This mix | Baseline |
|---|---|---|
| Build cost | $13.8B | $13.8B |
| Months to live | 31 | 31 |
| Blended power | $0.070/kWh | $0.070/kWh |
| Utilization | 63% | 63% |
| EBITDA / yr | $3.6B | $3.6B |
| Payback | 3.8 yrs | 3.8 yrs |
| IRR | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| CO₂ / yr | 936,795 t | 936,795 t |
| Carbon intensity | 347 g/kWh | 347 g/kWh |
| Water / yr | 4,890,121 m³ | 4,890,121 m³ |
| Grid draw vs headroom | 61% | 61% |
| Land | 341 ha | 341 ha |
| Permanent jobs | 300 | 300 |
| Nuisance index | 41 | 41 |
| Industrial power | $0.100/kWh |
| Grid carbon | 520 g/kWh |
| Interconnect lead | 18 months |
| Grid headroom | 400 MW |
| Grid reliability | 97% |
| Construction trades | 8,000 @ $44/h |
| Land index | 2.40× |
| Sentiment | 55 / 100 |
| Climate · water | temperate · medium stress |
| Solar · wind | 0.85 · 0.70 |
| Geothermal · flare gas | no · no |
| People within 5 km | unknown |
| Name | Mix | Score | Payback | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline as reportedbaseline | 65% grid · 35% solar | 51 | 3.8 yrs | Conditional |
| Supply mix | 60% hydro · 40% grid |
| IT load | 320 MW |
| Hardware | B200 · 80 kW racks |
| Crew · automation | 1,920 · 20% |
| Plan scores | 61 · E 72 · Env 51 · C 56 |
| Live in · payback | 31 mo · 3.5 yrs |
| Clears the floors | yes |
| Mix | Viable | Score | Payback | IRR | CO₂ kt/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro PPA + grid 60% hydro · 40% grid | yes | 61 | 3.5 yrs | 12% | 607 |
| SMR long-term 70% small · 30% grid | yes | 60 | 3.8 yrs | 11% | 458 |
| Gas + solar 50% on-site · 50% solar | yes | 57 | 3.9 yrs | 9% | 588 |
| Renewables + SMR 50% small · 30% solar · 20% wind | no | 61 | 4.3 yrs | 7% | 40 |
| Gas bridge 70% on-site · 30% grid | no | 55 | 3.3 yrs | 13% | 1,257 |
| Solar + wind + grid backup 40% solar · 30% grid · 30% wind | no | 55 | 4.2 yrs | 7% | 440 |
| Grid + wind 60% grid · 40% wind | no | 53 | 3.8 yrs | 10% | 851 |
| As proposed (65% grid · 35% solar) 65% grid · 35% solar | no | 51 | 3.8 yrs | 10% | 937 |
| Grid + solar 60% grid · 40% solar | no | 51 | 3.8 yrs | 10% | 865 |
| Grid only 100% grid | no | 49 | 3.4 yrs | 13% | 1,461 |