Data centre operators are stockpiling generator fuel as the energy crisis threatens winter power blackouts across Europe. Photograph: iStockThe world’s two biggest data centre operators are stockpiling generator fuel as the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens winter power blackouts across Europe.
The US groups’ contingency planning comes as companies providing critical energy-intensive infrastructure such as data centres and telecoms networks rush to instigate emergency plans to avoid service interruptions. Russia’s war on Ukraine has prompted an unprecedented rise in energy prices in Europe, as the EU and UK seek to wean themselves off Russian gas and Moscow chokes supply in retaliation for their support of Kyiv.
Although data centre companies tend to procure energy from the grid, or directly via power purchase agreements, they almost always have diesel back-up generators on site to ensure operations can continue in the event of unstable supply.
Its extraordinary finegael & fiannafailparty seem more worried insuring power supply is assured 4 DataCenter ,I get the politics angle as they know amazon facebook etc would B gone out of Ireland in a flash if power restricted & yet don't give a Toss about Irish Citizens
Oh thank god!