Calls for data center moratoriums are being made against companies operating in Ireland and Amsterdam due to the power demands of AI usage.
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Updated Jul 27
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What happened
Calls for data center moratoriums are being made against companies operating in Ireland and Amsterdam due to the power demands of AI usage.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- IEA tracks power usage of LLMs as data centers strain local grids in Ireland and Virginia.Sub-event
- AI buildout requires electricity and land, leading to advocates calling for a moratorium on data centers.Sub-event
Ireland and Amsterdam face calls for data center moratoriums due to AI power demands.1 source
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The entities involved
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Ireland
sovereign state in Northwestern Europe
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
Related events
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- Texas regulators, including Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton, ordered a pause on data center permits and began investigating water usage.
- Hyperscale AI data centers are being built in Andhra Pradesh, leading to severe concerns regarding the region's water supply and reservoir levels.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- newstalkzb.co.nzPerspective with Ryan Bridge: Do we need a moratorium on data centres?