Company in negotiations with EirGrid for two years over campus reportedly outside constrained Dublin area

Meta raised concerns after paying too little

170MW backup gas plant means the data center can be taken off the grid when necessary

One facility connected to gas network amid connection embargo, 10 more facilities contracted

Grid-interactive battery sharing was a success in Dublin

Would prove a big help for the struggling grid

Climate minister tells Gas Networks Ireland no more connections to data centers looking to only use gas

But the Digital Realty subsidiary may be pausing the plans anyway...

As well as other industrial users

Most data center capacity remains unused, industry labels Eirgrid’s scapegoating ‘disingenuous’

Grid manager cancels planning proposals due to electricity curbs

EirGrid’s de facto moratorium halts future development plans in Ireland

Search giant warns de facto ban on new development sends out “wrong signals” on country’s digital ambitions

No national moratorium, but a de facto one in Dublin?

Irish regulator CRU backs off from blocking data center building

Uncontrolled growth will guzzle all the renewables

Tech firms including Apple and Google form lobby group

Asks for data centers to be only be built where supplies are not constrained

Fianna Fáil’s Lisa Chambers says Mayo would “welcome new investment” if EirGrid plans get the go-ahead

Current data center growth clashes with Ireland’s sustainability goals, argues Bríd Smith

Use your batteries to help the grid get greener