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Data centres devouring 18% of energy supply as Govt rules out reducing numbers

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Data centres devouring 18% of Irish energy supply as Government rules out reducing number of them

The Government has ruled out reducing the number of data centres as new figures show their energy consumption increased by 31% last year.READ MORE:Budget 2024 could bring boost to workers with 30% middle tax bracket under considerationTotal metered electricity consumption has increased by 20% between 2015 and 2022.

Speaking at the National Economic Dialogue, Climate Minister Eamon Ryan said that while he would not call for no additional data centres, they must pull their weight on climate issues.“We have a huge advantage of having them here in terms of the potential industries that are based here that come with it.

“Could we use some of the waste heat from those data centres to heat the local hospital, local housing?

 

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