Press review of Central Statistics Office Ireland publications. In 2023, data centers used 21 percent of all electricity available in Ireland, says le Monde. in 2024, 22 percent, and still growing. Friends of the Earth are not happy.
Meanwhile in America across the Atlantic, Zuckerberg’s meta is planning two data center on gigascale : Prometheus in Ohio (1GW in 2026) and Hyperion in Lousianna (5Gw in the next 5years).