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Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

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.