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Apple has been granted permission to build a 220kVA data centre in County Galway, Ireland by the council, after the company faced objections over energy consumption and environmental disturbances. Plans to spend €850m (£658m) on the 24,550m2 data centre were submitted in 2015, but were delayed after locals voiced concerns …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Ireland is going to be one of the biggest data-storers in the EU

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    1. Bloakey1
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      Wow, this is old news.

      Yep, hot on security too. The Irish Police (Garda Siochana) are still trying to find out who hacked and is hacking their systems.

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      1. wolfetone Silver badge
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        Garda Siochana

        Guardians of the Peace, as long as the peace doesn't involve IT.

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  2. Tom Samplonius

    220kVA?

    So just over 20 cabinets assuming 10kVA per cabinet? Or 40 cabinets at 5kVA per cabinet? 220kVA can't be right, given the floor space.

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: 220kVA?

      Perhaps 220,000 kVA and somebody has mistakenly assumed the "k" allowed them to knock off three zeroes. Other press coverage describes the facility as having a 300 MW capacity, which makes 220,000 kVA seem feasible.

      Nil out of ten to the Reg for letting this get through.

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    2. Martin an gof Silver badge
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      Re: 220kVA?

      Nah, you're looking at it wrong. It's 0.5kVA per cabinet. They're using special low-power ARM servers which use under 5W each, power down aggressively and connect to a similarly low-powered switch.

      Or, second thought, perhaps it really is environmentally friendly and the 220kVA is the power needed from the grid, with all the rest being generated on-site from solar, wind, water, geothermal, wave, whatever :-)

      M.

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      1. John Brown (no body) Silver badge
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        Re: 220kVA?

        "with all the rest being generated on-site from solar, wind, water, geothermal, wave, whatever :-)"

        Dreams, you forgot the dreams. Very powerful are dreams. Not to mention the unicorns :-)

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        1. Anonymous Blowhard
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          Re: 220kVA?

          I think they can get the necessary power using their new bat/badger fuelled furnaces.

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  3. Pen-y-gors

    Ah, dreams...

    if only we could see the whole of Apple sailing off to Botany Bay

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    1. Oengus
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      Re: Ah, dreams...

      if only we could see the whole of Apple sailing off to Botany Bay

      The only way we will accept them is if they are found guilty and sentenced to Transportation.

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Once the land has been cleared...

    ... they will find the promised local jobs didn't materialized (but some janitors and waiters, I guess) - Apple will move there some already trained people from elsewhere, and they'll just have an ugly hungry building nearby. Other companies are re-using old factory buildings - much more environment friendly. But Apple likes to destroy the Gardens of Eden... because it is cheaper and Apple is cash-strapped. It's only important they're not close to the company HQ or Cook's house.

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    1. Steve Davies 3 Silver badge
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      Other companies are re-using old factory buildings - much more environment friendly.

      Not always. What if the old building is riddled with Asbestos. What then eh?

      As for destroying the garden of Eden (which is in the Middle East and Saddam and everyone else has had a real go at it) we shall have to wait and see won't we?

      Apple has been granted planning permission. This more than likely comes with a list of restrictions longer than your arm. They will be held to account if they don't meet those restrictions. Just like any company in this day and age. If they fail then we will know all about it here and then we can vent our collective anger at more rotten fruit coming out of Cupertino. It will be more than justified.

      Lets wait and see eh?

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