[sandworm101]

>> moving these emissions out of Ireland so Ireland can reach it's targets doesn't help if those emissions mearly happen elsewhere

They aren't being moved out. This is basic market forces, negotiation between provider and consumer. Ireland would be perfectly happy to host these datacenters should they be carbon neutral, perhaps by constructing their own green energy support system. The datacenters don't want to do that. They want cheap electricity. They want to be simple electricity consumers and thereby outsource any emissions issues to the local grid. Ireland has chosen not to take on that burden. If another country is willing, then so be it. Nobody should engage in a race-to-the-bottom on emissions. If these datacenters want to be in Ireland, they are free to foot the bill.

[gibolt]

That is generally how utilities work. More demand == more money, which leads to more power plants / wind / solar to power it.

Renewables are the cheapest to add by far, so should be the majority of new generation capacity.