US EditionData Centre Electricity Usage Increased by 10% -CSO
- The Central Statistics Office reported that data centres in Ireland increased electricity consumption by 10% between 2023 and 2024, reaching 22% of total metered usage last year.
- This rise follows a long-term growth where data centre electricity use surged by 531% since 2015 due to expanding digital infrastructure and technology demands.
- Data centres consumed 6,969 GWh in 2024 compared to 290 GWh in early 2015, while other users increased consumption by 3%, and total metered electricity rose by 30% since 2015.
- Former minister Eamon Ryan noted that Ireland hosts a data centre concentration ten times higher than European peers, which benefits the country economically but challenges energy sustainability.
- The growth pressures grid capacity and climate goals, prompting regulatory proposals requiring new data centres to match demand with generation or storage and report emissions annually.
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