data centres
Data centres attract €1bn investment into Ireland annually, industry report says
Report commissioned by tech giant funded Ibec group Cloud Infrastructure Ireland claims that data centres, which account for 14 per cent of all metered electricity consumption in Ireland, ‘drive decarbonisation’ in Ireland
Data centres, which use up 14 per cent of all metered electricity consumption in Ireland, attract around €1 billion in direct investment annually, according to an industry-funded report published this week.
The report, which was produced by the British energy consultancy firm Baringa, also claims data centres help support the transition to a zero-carbon energy system by buying unsubsidised renewable energy directly from suppliers through corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs) or direct investment in renewable ...
