Ireland is facing a new and unexpected challenge: keeping its power grid running as artificial intelligence (AI) demands more and more energy. The country's capital, Dublin, has become Europe’s hub for data centers—massive facilities that store and process information for the cloud. These data centers are essential for powering our favorite apps, websites, and now, AI. But with AI growing at a breakneck speed, keeping the lights on is becoming harder than ever.

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