‘Why is this energy-guzzling industry continuing to expand when we know Ireland needs to rapidly reduce energy demand, both on security and climate grounds?’
'Ireland is an outlier, with data centres projected to consume as much as 30 per cent of total electricity by 2030,' says Friends of the Earth head of policy Jerry MacEvilly. Photograph: iStock
The environmental group argued on Friday that data centres should be required to invest in substantive on-site renewables and storage to reduce their dependence on the national grid. “This trend poses a severe threat to Ireland’s energy security and climate commitments,” said Friends of the Earth head of policy Jerry MacEvilly.
David Rossiter, fossil-free campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said a recent Ireland Thinks poll showed 51 per cent of those surveyed respondents support pausing data centre development. “We need to prioritise taking expensive and unhealthy fossil fuels out of our homes and communities. Not only are data centres gobbling vast amounts of renewables for private profit, but we should also be deeply concerned about their prolific water consumption,” she added.
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