Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they’re consuming too much of its energy
Associated PressCLONDALKIN, Ireland — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Dublin’s data center limits Twenty-six-year-old activist Darragh Adelaide lives in a working-class Dublin suburb just across a busy motorway from Grange Castle Business Park, one of Ireland’s biggest data center clusters. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “It was only going to employ around 50 people,” Adelaide said. “Ireland has tremendous opportunity for additional renewable energy,” said Kevin Miller, Amazon Web Services’ vice president of global data centers. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Some neighbors of Amazon’s proposed data center in Rhode are more open to the idea.
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