Data centre electricity usage matches that of homes
Central Statistics Office (CSO) records show that data centres proliferated so much from 2015-2020 that their electricity usage rose by 144pc. Their usage is now so high it matches that of all rural homes in Ireland. The latest figures indicate that data centres accounted for 11pc of the country’s total electricity consumption in 2020 – just marginally below the 12pc used by all rural dwellings combined. Demand for electricity grew over…