Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined
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Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets
  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 个月前

    Well, in the US, here’s a decent breakdown by sector:

    • 30% industry
    • 31% residential & commercial
    • 29% transportation
    • 10% agriculture

    I don’t know what the breakdown is between residential and commercial, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s pretty even.

    And here’s data for Ireland:

    • 38% agriculture
    • 21% transportation
    • 14% energy
    • 11% industrial (combined mfg combustion and industrial)
    • 10% residential
    • 5% other

    So yeah, unless you count agriculture as “industries,” they are one of the smaller factors in Ireland, especially compared to other parts of the world.