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LVI Rubric v0.3 · Scored 19 Jul 2026 · Verified 6 Aug 2026
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LVI out of 100
 

Mamre Road Data Centre Campus

706–752 Mamre Road, Kemps Creek NSW · Penrith LGA · SSD-92743706
1 GW · 52 ha · ~$9B construction investment · Status: Response to Submissions
IFM "Summit" site · AirTrunk (Blackstone) identified buyer, conditional on approval

Critical Constraint Cap: Triggered

Raw pillar sum is 66.7, which alone would read Guarded. But Grid Headroom carries a Severe on a critical sub-indicator: available capacity in zone. Transgrid states Western Sydney transmission capacity is largely exhausted and that new data centres cannot connect there without major augmentation. One likely-fatal constraint caps the score at 39, no matter how strong the other pillars are. That is the LVI's signature rule.

Raw Sum
66.7
before cap
Final LVI
39
after cap
Latent Opposition
Not raised
objections are live, not absent
Verified 6 August 2026. Every source was re-checked against its primary record and the arithmetic re-run. Twelve corrections were made, including a confirmed $136.7M network commitment that the earlier draft recorded as unfunded, and a power capacity figure corrected to 1 GW per the current Planning Portal record. Every sub-indicator below carries its own confidence rating, last-updated date and source lineage. A site score is perishable: check the oldest date before relying on it.
Module 1 · goes deeper on Pillar 1

Grid readiness deep-dive

Why this site is capped: Sydney West BSP has been in N-1 firm capacity deficit since 2025/26, with the gap running to 791 MVA by 2032/33 against a committed 375 MVA remedy. Includes what public data cannot answer.

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Four pillars, 25 points each

Every score is built from the public record: network operator and AEMO data, WaterNSW and Sydney Water, the NSW Planning Portal submissions register, parliamentary records and media. Click a pillar to see the evidence, the confidence rating and the source lineage behind each sub-indicator.

Test the score yourself

Flip any sub-indicator and watch the LVI respond, including the cap logic. Sub-indicators marked with a dot are critical: a Severe on one of those holds its whole pillar in bottom band regardless of the arithmetic. Try lifting Grid's available capacity to Mid, which is what a firm connection offer would mean. The cap releases and the site moves to Guarded.

39 / 100
High-risk Raw sum 66.7
Latent Opposition check: Community Licence is now in its top band. Under the rubric, if that height rests on an absence of objections rather than positive evidence of support, the scorecard must carry the Latent Opposition Flag. Quiet is not consent.

Sub-indicators share their pillar's 25 points equally, computed as exact thirds and sixths. N/A items are excluded and the pillar pro-rates across the rest, with the gap flagged. Cap rule: one pillar in bottom band caps the LVI at 39; two or more caps it at 19. A pillar is in bottom band if it scores 6 or below, or if a critical sub-indicator scores Severe.

Data gaps, flagged not hidden

The rubric never assumes best case. Where the public record could not confirm something, it is scored conservatively or N/A and shown here.

Closed 6 Aug 2026

Kemps Creek BSP funding status

Previously the material gap driving this score. Now resolved: the Bulk Supply Point is committed capex. Transgrid $111.7M plus Endeavour Energy $25M, RIT-T complete, environmental review publicly exhibited June to July 2026, construction 2027 to 2029, commissioning 2029 to 2030. Network upgrade dependency rescored from Severe to Mid.

Material, highest value

Site-specific connection offer

Zone and precinct capacity evidence is strong, but no signed connection agreement or dated connection offer is visible on the public record. This is now the single most valuable unknown on the site: it would settle the connection timeline and sharpen the capacity assessment.

Scored N/A

Cooling water source

The EIS cites ~22.4 ML per year, modest for the scale, but recycled versus potable supply is unconfirmed on the primary record, and the Diocese objection raises water impacts on the neighbouring retirement village. Pillar pro-rated. Note that pro-rating returns a full 25/25 here, which should be read as no evidence of stress found, not as water confirmed to be a non-issue.

Not read in original

EPA agency advice

The EPA's 10 April 2026 finding is quoted here via Information Age. The primary document sits in the Planning Portal's Agency Advice attachments and should be read directly before any customer delivery.

Unresolved

Project amendment history

The Portal lists two Amendment documents. Its current description (1 GW, 936 cooling units, 852 generators, 14,430 kL diesel) differs from EIS-based reporting in March and April 2026 (1.2 GW, 728 units, 846 generators, 18,056 kL). Portal figures are used here as the current primary record; the amendments have not been read.

Unverified

Inquiry reporting date

The NSW Legislative Council data centre inquiry publishes no reporting date as at 6 August 2026. Any date circulating for its report is unverified against the parliamentary record.

Sources

Every sub-indicator traces to the public record, with its lineage classified as primary, secondary or inferred. Full citations below.