Resulting power needs are placing an unbearable strain on the grid – so much so there is a strong case to press the pause button, according to UCC clean energy analyst Dr Paul Deane. It has prompted the State-owned power provider EirGrid to impose a de facto moratorium in Dublin up to 2028.
Deane acknowledges the benefits data centres provide to the economy but, equally, the Government has difficult decisions to make as economic growth and reducing emissions rarely go hand in hand. “We need to decide, do we want to reduce our pollution from greenhouse gases? Or do you want to grow our economy? Because the two are very difficult to reconcile at the moment.”
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