Further details have been provided on Tasmania's AI data centre deal that would compel companies to pay into community benefit funds.
Businesses are required to pay $3,000 per megawatt of contracted energy each year.
The government says the expectations will be binding.
Tasmanian data centre proponents would each run their own community benefit funds under a proposal from the state government.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced his government's statement of expectations for data centres on Friday, which includes rules for the community funds.
Once a facility is operational, proponents would be required to pay into their own funds, at a rate of $3,000 per megawatt (MW) of contracted energy each year.
For Tasmania's largest AI data centre company, Firmus, its 104MW facility at St Leonards would contribute $312,000 per year.
It also has a proposed 288MW centre planned for Long Reach, near Bell Bay, and a 40MW centre at Wesley Vale in the state's north-west.
Last month, Premier Rockliff announced plans for a singular local community benefit fund, but did not release the cost or structure.
At Friday's press conference, further details were announced.
The premier and Industry Minister Felix Ellis spoke of a single fund governed by "local people" and "local representatives" who would allocate grants to "community groups and other eligible organisations".
