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# power hungry

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Amazon's grand plans for its new Dublin data centre could use as much power as a city

The US tech giant says it could build up to eight facilities at Mulhuddart.

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Jan 17th 2018, 5:36 PM

Ireland's demand for power is rising fast - and it's mainly due to data centres

The trend is putting the state on a collision course with the EU over renewable-energy targets.

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May 4th 2017, 4:50 PM