Ireland is one of Europe’s main digital hubs, with the number of data centres on the rise to support global tech giants.
But behind the promise of innovation lies a growing crisis: these facilities now consume over 21-percent of the country’s electricity.
And now- the Irish national energy grid is under immense strain.
Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Dublin.
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