Report shows households on the hook for data centre energy grid costs – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has launched a report examining whether data centres are paying their fair share, or if households are being forced to pick up the cost for upgrades to the grid. The report ‘By Design, Not by Default: How Regulatory Discretion Socialises the Cost of Data-Centre Expansion in the EU: A Case… Continue Reading Report shows households on the hook for data centre energy grid costs – Boylan
Offering deal for cut-price gas to data centres is reckless
A new report has shown that Data Centres have been offered a cut price deal for gas – on the condition that they accept the possibility of disruption to their supply. This same report from the CRU said that connection of data centres to the gas grid could cause shortages by the winter of 2032/2033,… Continue Reading Offering deal for cut-price gas to data centres is reckless
UN report labels Ireland’s data centre problem as a cautionary tale
A UN report has described Ireland’s data centre problem as a cautionary tale for the rest of the world. The report, which looks at the environmental impacts of the constant growth AI, highlighted the severe strain that data centres are place on Ireland’s grid. Many of the points made by the report, are the same… Continue Reading UN report labels Ireland’s data centre problem as a cautionary tale
Lynn Boylan slams Peter Burke’s €100k data centre report for failing to address energy costs
Lynn Boylan MEP criticised the Department of Enterprise’s latest report into data centres, accusing Minister Peter Burke of overseeing a waste of public money or an intentional evasion of the hard truths facing energy consumers. The criticism follows revelations that despite explicit instructions in the project’s Terms of Reference to investigate the negative impacts of… Continue Reading Lynn Boylan slams Peter Burke’s €100k data centre report for failing to address energy costs
