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AirTrunk — MEL2 Melbourne

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia/datacenters/airtrunk-mel2-melbourne-hyperscale-campus.html
PlannedRenewable354 MWUnknown

Country

Australia

Operator

AirTrunk

Energy

Renewable

Known capacity

354 MW

Evidence profile

Readiness reflects whether the record has citations, narrative context, structured power data, coordinates, and at least one dated milestone.

Readiness

86%

Sources attachedVerified

1 citation linked

CoordinatesPublished

-37.813, 144.963

Timeline evidenceMissing

Announcement and delivery timing still absent

Machine-readable outputsPublished

HTML, JSON, and GeoJSON all available

Machine-readable outputs

Canonical record surfaces for audit, programmatic use, and direct citation.

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JSON record
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Record Notes

AirTrunk MEL2 is a massive 354 MW hyperscale data center campus in Melbourne, Victoria. Part of AirTrunk’s broader Australian platform that exceeds 1.2 GW of capacity, MEL2 is designed to meet the extreme power and cooling requirements of global hyperscalers and generative AI providers. The facility utilizes AirTrunk’s proprietary high-efficiency cooling technology and is supported by significant renewable energy investments, including a 25 MW solar PPA in the Riverina district. It represents one of the largest single-site data center investments in the APAC region.

Taxonomy Links

AirTrunk
operators
Australia
countries
Planned
status
Renewable
energy
100-500 MW
capacity
Oceania
continents
Oceania
regions
Melbourne
cities

Analyst Flags

  • Timeline fields are missing, so sequence and delivery timing are still weak.
  • This entry relies on a thin source base and should be treated as an early public signal.

Timeline Signals

No dated milestones are published for this facility yet.

Nearby Facilities

Other tracked AI data centers within 300 km of this location.

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0 km
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NEXTDC — M4 Melbourne 'AI Factory'
5 km
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 160 MWUnder Construction

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80 MW
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Microsoft — Australia AI Expansion
1 GW
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Amazon Web Services — AP-SOUTHEAST-2 Sydney Region
300 MW
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Operational
Microsoft — Kemps Creek AI Campus (Sydney)
190 MW
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Intelligence Reports

Structured analysis covering this facility's operator and market context.

OperatorAirTrunk Operator Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSVCountryAustralia Country Report$29 — PDF + JSON/CSV

Frequently asked questions

How big is AirTrunk — MEL2 Melbourne?
AirTrunk — MEL2 Melbourne has 354 MW of known IT capacity, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It ranks #103 globally by capacity among 335 tracked facilities.
What is the status of AirTrunk — MEL2 Melbourne?
AirTrunk — MEL2 Melbourne is currently planned. No dated milestones have been published yet.
Who operates AirTrunk — MEL2 Melbourne?
AirTrunk — MEL2 Melbourne is operated by AirTrunk. Structured intelligence reports are available for AirTrunk Operator Report and Australia Country Report.
What energy source does AirTrunk — MEL2 Melbourne use?
AirTrunk — MEL2 Melbourne is powered by renewable energy and is focused on unknown workloads. This is backed by 1 cited source.

Sources

  1. airtrunk.comairtrunk.com