South Dublin County Council refuses permission for gas-powered data centre

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Original application was for facility to be powered by electricity

The company’s clients include Oracle, Google Cloud, Dell Technologies, AWS and Cisco.

Equinix told the council that they have tried to secure a connection with EirGrid for the permitted data centre at Profile Park but have not been successful in doing so and that it has been verbally confirmed by ESB that they can make a proposal to supply power to the site in six to eight years.However, the council has refused planning permission after concluding that the applicant has failed to demonstrate that the proposed development had an appropriate grid connection.

Brock McClure said that the project would “contribute to the emerging digital infrastructure that helps to support a strong Irish economy”.

 

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