MANDALA：2026年打破VIRTUOUS CYCLE：克服澳大利亚能源系统中的人工智能障碍报告（英文版）

Australia's electricity system is undergoing a profound transition. A grid built around centralised, dispatchable generation must now integrate record volumes of renewables while absorbing increased demand from data centres, electrification and consumer technologies — all at once. AI is both a driver of and solution to this challenge. AI is undoubtedly driving electricity demand growth, as the number of data centres connected to the grid increases. However, it is also one of the few tools