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    La “tassa sui data center nascosti” costa milioni alle famiglie irlandesi, afferma il rapporto

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    1. madladhadsaddad on

      “Ireland’s growing number of datacentres last year used 22% of the country’s electricity, more than all urban homes combined, according to the Central Statistics Office. The equivalent figure in the US and UK is 6%.”

      Jaysus…

    2. More-Way9454 on

      “The Tánaiste has urged against portraying data centres as “bogeymen” when it comes to rising electricity prices in Ireland.

      Simon Harris was responding to questions in the Dáil on a Friends of the Earth report that said data centres were driving up the wholesale price of electricity due to their increasing demands on the grid supply.”

      https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/tanaiste-urges-against-portraying-data-centres-as-bogeymen-on-energy-bills-1906182.html

    3. No_Waltz3545 on

      Parlon said: “These unprecedented tax revenues allow the Irish state to invest in critical infrastructure and housing, while also funding direct supports for Irish households and climate action programmes.”

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    5. Trans-Europe_Express on

      I swear that CEOs, politicians etc all have some form of AI psychosis like they caught cyber syphilis at a conference and now must let it spread

    6. elcabroMcGinty on

      “The best little country to do business”

      Thanks FFG!

    7. slevinonion on

      We’re up to 2 anti-data center posts a day now?

      Talk about biting the hand that feeds us.

    8. Digger2228 on

      This is an absolute joke what’s going on and these data centres more are being built just for AI and the Irish government are doing nothing to stop it their is a lot more been built and no one is held accountable it’s a crying shame

    10. halibfrisk on

      The solution is to develop power generation capacity not put a blanket ban on data centres.

      There’s no shortage of sun, wind, or even water, only an infrastructure deficit that is the real constraint on the economy and living standards.

      It’s frustrating because for the first time in Irish history the government has surplus cash to invest, (from corporation tax receipts), infrastructure is a desirable use for that money, what’s apparently missing is political will, and the messaging required to drive public support for development

      Instead the public conversation is driven by anti growth groups like friends of the earth and “beyond fossil fuels” and no one is making a pro-growth argument

    11. LadderFast8826 on

      Are they talking aboit the PSO levy? Its really unclear from the article

      Thats very disengenuous to call it a datacentre tax, as it is not related to the number of datacentres in ireland at all.

      In fact if there were no datacentres in ireland we would be paying the same amount.

    12. Margrave75 on

      Question 1. How many data centres are there in Ireland?

      Question 2. How many data centres does there need to be in Ireland?

      Genuine questions for a lad that hasn’t a clue.

    13. KindlyNeedleworker92 on

      This has been known for a while,we are paying for their usage. The Irish population are consideted to be docile about these things,hence the focus on having a disproportionate number of centres here. Another thing that data centres do is promise employment to local areas,however the real plan is to employ for a couple of years or so before moving to automation.This placates the local population for a while.This is from someone i had a conversation with who works on these projects.

      Edit to say:If you ever have a meeting with the US ambassador on any issue all they want to discuss is more data centres in Ireland.

    14. Alarmed_Station6185 on

      We need to get back out on the streets. A new protest

    15. KeyZookeepergame9466 on

      There should not be another data centre built in this country unless the owners of it agree to pay their own electricity bill, completely unsubsidized by the taxpayers. 
      Are our government thick? These centres provide next to no employment once built but need huge resources to keep them running. 

    16. craiglen on

      The day will come when we deliberately blackout households to keep the AI slop and cat videos going. 

    17. snuggl3ninja on

      I’m curious (and not paying).

      Do data centres have any restrictions in terms of having to build power generation or upgrade the grid infrastructure in an area to get planning permission? Or is that just a myth?

      I’m asking because I’m curious if that figure has been included in the net impact calculations?

    18. DrunkHornet on

      “Hidden” We all know about it, but nothing is done about it.

    20. ThereWillBeTrouble on

      Our government want a these data centre’s here because its cheaper than building a cohesive national defense force. They expect the American companies who own those data centre’s will get the American military to protect their interests. In turn the Irish citizens will pay for it via elevated electricity bills until all the tech jobs are subverted by those same AI data centre’s and many will be left unemployed. Like a snake eating it’s own tail. A Celtics snake, if you will. This is just my opinion.

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