Half of Dublin's electricity supply being eaten up by data centres
"A report from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities into large energy users shows that the demand for electricity is set to rise sharply across Ireland. In the space of eight years between 2015 and 2023, the demand for electricity for data centres grew from 5% to 21%."
https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/half-dublins-electricity-supply-being-31037334
And Irish politicians are eager to build more data centres, driving up prices more, because Irish politics is owned by Big Tech
Gerry McGovern
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