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Ireland: Data centres now consuming more electricity than all rural homes

15 pointsby halfdaftabout 3 years ago

2 comments

toomuchtodoabout 3 years ago
Important to note, Ireland&#x27;s grid is fairly carbon intensive:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;app.electricitymap.org&#x2F;zone&#x2F;IE?wind=false&amp;solar=false" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;app.electricitymap.org&#x2F;zone&#x2F;IE?wind=false&amp;solar=fals...</a>
yunohnabout 3 years ago
Side note: I’m tired of headlines just comparing numbers to arbitrary groups of things, just to approximately match the size.<p>“X consumes as much as A (and B, C, D as time progresses).”