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Irish lawmakers reconsider the country's 1999 ban on nuclear power
Irish lawmakers reconsider the country's 1999 ban on nuclear power as data centers' growing power demands account for ~25% of the country's electricity use
TL;DRIreland may lift its 22-year nuclear ban because data centers are consuming a quarter of the country's power.
Why it matters: Tech infrastructure's energy demands are now forcing governments to reconsider long-held energy policies and climate tradeoffs.
Banned by law since 1999, Dublin reconsiders atomic energy — Rising electricity consumption by Ireland's insatiable data centres …
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