In Ireland, data centers already use more metered electricity than all urban households. That’s not all. Their backup and emergency generators caused 135,000 tons of CO2 over the last 5 years.
Some planned data centres intend to be powered by gas because they cannot be connected to the grid as it is under such strain.
https://www.thejournal.ie/investigates-data-centres-6554698-Nov2024/
Gerry McGovern /
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2024-11-28 09:58:37
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