Data centres to use more electricity than Ireland's entire industrial sector by 2030

'Data centres are growing far faster than the renewable energy procured to meet their needs.'

Data centres could use more electricity than Ireland’s entire industrial sector by 2030, posing a significant threat to Ireland’s climate commitments, new research has found.

Analysis from University College Cork said electricity demand from data centres had grown at an annual rate of 22.6% since 2015. Without them, Ireland’s electricity demand would have seen “minimal growth” over the last decade.