Irish datacentres now guzzle 23% of the country’s electricity.
11 July 2026
Electricity used by datacenters in Ireland increased by 10% during 2025, despite an effective moratorium on most new datacentre grid connections in the Dublin area.
According to Ireland’s Central Statistics Office, the energy sucked up by massive bit barns increased by 10% last year, expanding from 6 973 gigawatt hours (GWh) in 2024 to 7 663 GWh in 2025.
According to Ireland’s Central Statistics Office, the energy sucked up by massive bit barns increased by 10% last year, expanding from 6 973 gigawatt hours (GWh) in 2024 to 7 663 GWh in 2025.