Data Centers Gobbled up 23% of Ireland’s Electricity Supply in 2025 – Nearly as Much Power as Every Home in the Country Combined
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Data centres in Ireland consumed around 7663 GWh of electricity in 2025 – more than all urban households together. Despite a moratorium in the Greater Dublin area.
Irish statistics have been released on how the country's energy consumption will develop in 2025. The results are shocking.
Data centers gobbled up 23% of Ireland’s electricity supply in 2025 – nearly as much power as every home in the country combined
Irish data centers consumed a quarter of the country's electricity last year, almost as much as every home in the country combined.New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that data center electricity consumption rose to 7,663 GWh in 2025 from 6,973 GWh in 2024 – a 10% rise – to hit 23% of the national total. For comparison, 2025 consumption stood at 18% for urban households and 9% for rural households. Consumption by all users …
Ireland's data centres now consume 23% of the country's electricity, which increases household bills, with consumption rising by 518 % since 2015 and tripled between 2019 and 2025. This is reflected in a report published in a context of protests against data centres. Opponents of such global initiatives denounce the environmental impact of these infrastructures, pointing to their overconsumption of electricity and water.
Irish server farms set a new record for energy consumption: exceeding 7,600 GWh. The energy challenge lies between the AI revolution and the stability of the national grid. - on macitynet.it Blackout alert in Ireland: data centers consume nearly as much as the entire resident population.
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