A bid by Google Ireland to build a third data center at Grange Castle Business Park in south Dublin has been rejected by local politicians, in part due to what was described as “the lack of significant on-site renewable energy” to power the proposed facility.
According to an article that appeared Tuesday in the Irish Times, the planning refusal by South Dublin County Council, “comes amid a growing backlash against data centres here amid a spike in the amount of energy they use at a time when Ireland is struggling to meet its targets to cut carbon emissions.”
In June, Google submitted a proposal that called for the creation of a 72,400 square meter data storage facility that will “incorporate data halls with associated support areas, a high voltage compound, offices and staff facilities, a loading area, mechanical and electrical yards, internal and external utilities, security fence and gates, landscaping including acoustic screening, … stormwater attenuation ponds, additional internal vehicle and pedestrian infrastructure, together with ancillary buildings and site infrastructure.”
