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Ireland's Data Centers Power Surge | Cork News
Ireland’s data centers are gobbling up electricity at an alarming rate, up 10% last year alone—equivalent to powering 160,000 homes and emitting pollution like 30,000 extra cars. Now accounting for 23% of the nation’s metered electricity, they’ve surged 500% since 2015, outpacing all other sectors. While the government sees them as key to AI growth, job creation, and tax revenue, the grid is buckling under the strain. With renewable energy projects lagging, Ireland faces a critical race against time to expand power generation and infrastructure—or risk falling behind in the digital economy…
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