Try to keep things focused on action and learning but the corporate capture of our infrastructure makes my blood boil. We don't need to be a cautionary tale but Ireland seems dead set on becoming a nation run by rent seekers and pillagers.
Carla Jack
Ireland used as warning in UN data centre report as energy demand runs ahead of infrastructure.
Data centres use of electricity equal to all urban households combined.
Concerns over cooling systems, water withdrawals, land use, critical minerals, and e-waste.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Data processing accounts for 21% of Irish electricity use – compared to just 4% in the US and 1% in China
