Data Centres pay for electricity. They don’t get it for free.
From next year we will all see an extra levy on our bills to contribute to this upgrade. If data centres are not paying their fair share, then we will pay more than our fair share.
Not to mention that Data Centres will be the driving force for getting us fined by the EU for missing carbon emission targets
Big business not paying their share in Ireland….. surely not? I find this very hard to believe,….. 🙄
Oh are they not paying the same rates and taxes as the rest of us? /s
Ah. The weasel words of “fair share”. MNC’s contribute 65% of our total tax take already. The MNC’s and there data centres are not just paying their fair share, they are hugely subsiding Sinn Fein’s supporter base who aren’t paying their fair share.
In other news, water is wet.
My understanding is that the majority of data centers are paying less than cost for energy so we are essentially subsidizing their energy use.
IDA c**ks****rs probably promised them they wouldn’t have to pay for the upgrade if they chose Ireland for the AI farm, sorry Data Centre
Does she say what would be fair share?
Very confusing article, jumps around all over the place.
Data centres pay for the electricity they use, just like anyone else.
Oh fuck off, Sinn Fein, irelands party. Yet they’re falling over backwards to protect these fucking Brit cosplayers , hunting our foxes. Over a hundred years later, still inviting the fucking colonists to steal our natural beauty and resources. They will never get another vote from me again.
We got 139 data centres now approximately and these can use the same amount of water and power as cities or towns…most of them are in Dublin apparently.
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Same shameful tactics in the US:
[*Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans*](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/shady-data-center-deals-doom-americans-to-higher-energy-bills-senators-say/)
Data Centres pay for electricity. They don’t get it for free.
From next year we will all see an extra levy on our bills to contribute to this upgrade. If data centres are not paying their fair share, then we will pay more than our fair share.
Not to mention that Data Centres will be the driving force for getting us fined by the EU for missing carbon emission targets
Big business not paying their share in Ireland….. surely not? I find this very hard to believe,….. 🙄
Oh are they not paying the same rates and taxes as the rest of us? /s
Ah. The weasel words of “fair share”. MNC’s contribute 65% of our total tax take already. The MNC’s and there data centres are not just paying their fair share, they are hugely subsiding Sinn Fein’s supporter base who aren’t paying their fair share.
In other news, water is wet.
My understanding is that the majority of data centers are paying less than cost for energy so we are essentially subsidizing their energy use.
IDA c**ks****rs probably promised them they wouldn’t have to pay for the upgrade if they chose Ireland for the AI farm, sorry Data Centre
Does she say what would be fair share?
Very confusing article, jumps around all over the place.
Data centres pay for the electricity they use, just like anyone else.
Oh fuck off, Sinn Fein, irelands party. Yet they’re falling over backwards to protect these fucking Brit cosplayers , hunting our foxes. Over a hundred years later, still inviting the fucking colonists to steal our natural beauty and resources. They will never get another vote from me again.
Some notable articles on the situation:
[https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/consumers-energy-bills-set-to-rise-further-as-more-data-centres-will-add-to-costs/a633724800.html](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/consumers-energy-bills-set-to-rise-further-as-more-data-centres-will-add-to-costs/a633724800.html)
[https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/10/13/data-centres-costing-56bn-have-planning-approval-but-no-power-industry-warns/](https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/10/13/data-centres-costing-56bn-have-planning-approval-but-no-power-industry-warns/)
[https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2025/09/24/policy-decision-on-future-of-data-centres-faces-further-delay/](https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2025/09/24/policy-decision-on-future-of-data-centres-faces-further-delay/)
We got 139 data centres now approximately and these can use the same amount of water and power as cities or towns…most of them are in Dublin apparently.
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