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  • Energy consumption concerns loom over Apple's proposed Irish data center

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    designr said:
    djkfisher said:
    As folks from the USA, we sometimes don't realize the impact of power usage in places like Ireland. For example, most hotels do not have ice machines since making ice is so expensive. On a recent trip to Ireland, I would ask the front desk for ice and they would give me an 8oz glass of ice and they would hope that I would not ask for more. So a data center that uses that much power...............Well good luck with that
    What do you suppose is the cause of this issue in places like Ireland?

    Actually ice simply isn't a big thing here hence the lack of ice machines in hotels generally. It's not very hot...20C is rare, which is why the place is attractive for data centres. Pubs will give you a pint (twice those 8oz) of ice, no problem. 
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