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Data centres in Limerick

1
Operating campuses
1 known at any stage
—
Average grid draw, 2025
EPA-reporting sites only
€0m
Estimated rates a year
0% of national
—
Metered water, 2025
EPA-licensed sites
0
Planning applications
0 granted · 0 refused · 0 appealed

Campuses

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Grid headroom in Limerick

56 MVA
Demand headroom at HV stations, summed
25 transformer groups · upper bound
15 of 25
HV transformer groups with none
10 green · 0 capped by parent
13 MVA
At 38 kV
2 transformer groups
58%
Of LV substations with none
1,796 substations

Largest HV transformer groups, then MV, by demand headroom

StationConnect atDemand MVAGeneration MW
● Rathkeale38 kV12.70
● Limerick38 kV079.6
● SinglandMV (10/20 kV)13.824.2
● Churchtown T422MV (10/20 kV)7.50
● AhaneMV (10/20 kV)6.89.7
● Abbeyfeale T421MV (10/20 kV)5.80

headroomcapped by parentnone · size = demand MVA

ESB Networks' indicative transformer headroom, not a connection offer; it ignores upstream circuits and the transmission system. Station capacity Oct 2025, contracts to Aug–Oct 2025, compiled 12/12/2025. How to read it.

Local TDs asking about data centres

Niall Collins · Fianna Fáil · Limerick County2
Kieran O'Donnell · Fine Gael · Limerick City1

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