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Clare Climate Action Group Lambasts Government For National Grid Data Centre Drain

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A Clare climate action group is scathing government policy following a significant surge in energy consumption by data centres. New figures from the Central Statistics Office shows 21% of all electricity generated for the national grid last year was used to power over 80 facilities across the country. In June, Futureproof Clare initiated a judicial review against a proposed €1.2bn Data Centre in Ennis, which would require 200MW (Mega-Watts) of electricity and the construction of a gas powered energy centre to operate. Scariff based member Sinéad Sheehan claims the facility would place a disproportionate drain on local resources.
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A Clare climate action group is scathing government policy following a significant surge in energy consumption by data centres. New figures from the Central Statistics Office shows 21% of all electricity generated for the national grid last year was used to power over 80 facilities across the country. In June, Futureproof Clare initiated a judicial review against a proposed €1.2bn Data Centre in Ennis, which would require 200MW (Mega-Watts) of electricity and the construction of a gas powered energy centre to operate. Scariff based member Sinéad Sheehan claims the facility would place a disproportionate drain on local resources.
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