{"id":23271,"date":"2026-05-28T13:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/irish-datacentres-have-increased-household-bills-by-hundreds-of-euros-report-finds\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:37:40","slug":"irish-datacentres-have-increased-household-bills-by-hundreds-of-euros-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/irish-datacentres-have-increased-household-bills-by-hundreds-of-euros-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish datacentres have increased household bills by hundreds of euros, report finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing fleet of datacentres last year used 22% of the country\u2019s electricity<\/p>\n

Energy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to a report.<\/p>\n

The centres have \u201cdrained\u201d \u20ac715m (\u00a3620m) from the Irish economy and increased household bills by a cumulative average of \u20ac360 between 2015 and 2023, said the report commissioned by Friends of the Earth Ireland and Beyond Fossil Fuels.<\/p>\n

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\nGrowing fleet of datacentres last year used 22% of the country\u2019s electricity
\nEnergy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to a report.
\nThe centres have \u201cdrained\u201d \u20ac715m (\u00a3620m) from the Irish economy and increased household bills by a cumulative average of \u20ac360 between 2015 and 2023, said the report commissioned by Friends of the Earth Ireland and Beyond Fossil Fuels. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Growing fleet of datacentres last year used 22% of the country\u2019s electricity Energy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to a report. The centres have \u201cdrained\u201d \u20ac715m (\u00a3620m) from the Irish economy and increased household bills by …<\/p>\n

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