Data centre co-operation is key to ensuring 'lights don't go out'

“I want to acknowledge the support of the data centre community around this crisis... If an event were to occur, and let's be clear we’re talking about the remote possibility of an event, they have all signed up to help us and ensure that there is no situation where the lights go out,” Eirgrid chief executive Mark Foley said.

Data centres have accepted joint responsibility with the national electricity grid to ensure the “lights don’t go out”, according to the chief executive of Eirgrid.

Speaking at a webinar organised by Host in Ireland, an organisation which promotes the data centre industry in Ireland, Mark Foley said there is a “sense of collaboration and joint responsibility” between Eirgrid and the data centre community to build a resilient electricity grid.