Gerry McGovern"For some countries, data centers are already putting a strain on resources. In Ireland, they already consume 21 percent of electricity – more than all of the country’s urban homes combined.
Ireland’s electricity consumption grew by nearly a quarter between 2012 and 2022, the second-fastest rate in the EU. This was almost entirely driven by the expansion of data centers, according to a recent report by Friends of the Earth."
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/72106/can-we-afford-the-environmental-cost-of-ai/
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