#Castlebaggot
“A single #datacentre in west #Dublin consumes 10 times the electricity of a nearby pharmaceutical plant employing 2,000 people… enough power for 200,000 homes”

“Capacity of #Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres”

#SpéirGorm
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A Dublin data centre consumes 10 times the electricity of a nearby pharma plant employing 2,000
Capacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres
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January 15, 2026 at 7:16 AM
A Dublin data centre consumes 10 times the electricity of a nearby pharma plant employing 2,000

Capacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres

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EirGrid’s best estimate is that overall electricity demand will increase by 45 per cent between 2023 and...
A Dublin data centre consumes 10 times the electricity of a nearby pharma plant employing 2,000
Capacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres
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January 15, 2026 at 6:24 AM
#Newcastle

The Castlebaggot Road is currently blocked as we attend a road traffic collision.

🚦Delays on approach
December 22, 2023 at 9:23 AM