Irish Examiner View: Plan to meet growing needs

Energy costs soaring as measures may be needed to manage data centres

An artist impression of a planned data centre on the outskirts of Cork City.

And so it begins, continues, and accelerates. The inflation already redefining home prices and rents, building materials, too, makes its presence felt in the energy market. 

Floglas customers face an 18% hike in gas or electricity charges, adding around €300 to standard bills over the coming year. As is the way of these things, similar increases can be anticipated from other energy suppliers and consumers will have little or no choice but to pay up.