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@jbz@indieweb.social 3 hours ago

🔌 Irish datacenters now guzzle 23% of the country's electricity

https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/07/11/irish-datacenters-now-guzzle-23-of-the-countrys-electricity/5270013

#datacenters #ireland #ai #energy

Irish datacenters now guzzle 23% of the country's electricity

Consumption rose another 10% while restrictions on most new grid connections remained around Dublin

#datacenters #energy #ireland #ai

@vinh@mastodon.ie 6 minutes ago

@jbz https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-dcmec/datacentresmeteredelectricityconsumption2025/backgroundnotes/ for the original report.

Background Notes Data Centres Metered Electricity Consumption 2025 - Central Statistics Office

@jupiteratzu@mastodon.social 16 minutes ago

@jbz ésto se reflejará en la factura eléctrica de los ciudadanos, seguramente.

Sassinake! - ⊃∪∩⪽

@Sassinake@mastodon.social 41 minutes ago

Gurre Vildskägg

@Gurre@mastodon.nu 1 hour ago

@jbz
So when the AI bubble bursts we'll see Irish power consumption drop by at least 10%?

@andre123@snowfan.it 1 hour ago

@jbz jeeez 23% ??? Holy....

@scozmos@mastodon.scot 2 hours ago

@jbz we REALLY need to stop these things spreading 😠