Data centres increased electricity consumption by 30% in 2022Kenneth FoxData centres increased their electricity consumption by over 30 per cent last year, compared to 2021. The increase in electricity consumption is driven by a combination of existing data centres using more electricity and the addition of new centres to the grid. "The increase in consumption was driven by a combination of existing data centres using more electricity and new data centres being added to the grid." The percentage of total metered electricity consumption accounted for by data centres increased from 5 per cent in 2015 to 18 per cent in 2022. Large energy users with very high consumption accounted for 27 per cent of total metered consumption in 2022.

Source: Irish Independent June 12, 2023 16:02 UTC