"Senior officials have warned ministers that Ireland's rapid growth in data centres is using up electricity capacity and adding to the risks around energy costs and climate targets. In a confidential memo issued in November last year, the Secretary General at the Department of Public Enterprise, Delivery and Reform said that soaring electricity demand, "largely attributable to data centres" is forcing the State to spend heavily on new power generation and grid upgrades."
https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2025/0821/1529518-govt-warned-of-rising-household-bills-as-data-centres-strain-grid/