Ireland's Data Centre Dilemma: Energy Subsidy Proposal Sparks Political Firestorm

Ireland's Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has proposed a controversial deal that would give data centres a reduced gas price in exchange for accepting intermittent supply cuts during peak demand. The proposal aims to protect Ireland's gas network security as data centres proliferate, but it's ignited fierce political opposition. Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan called the plan "deeply unfair" to households and small businesses, arguing that data centres shouldn't be...