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Data centres curbed as pressure grows on electricity grids

A report that came out at the end of last year pointed to data centers as a main driver of spikes in electricity demand and assumptions about power usage in the years to come. Now, Ireland, Germany and China are putting more restrictions on the development of data centers over concerns about their impact on the power grid.Â