Council · data centres and power
Data centres in Wicklow
0
Operating campuses
3 known at any stage
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Average grid draw, 2025
EPA-reporting sites only
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Estimated rates a year
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Metered water, 2025
EPA-licensed sites
11
Planning applications
8 granted · 1 refused · 1 appealed
Campuses
| Echelon Arklow | under construction | — |
| Echelon Kish Business Park, Arklow | permitted | — |
| Newtownmountkennedy (operator not identified) | lapsed | — |
Open applications
| 201247 | 1. Demolition of existing ind building units totalling (C.2784.4m2) comprising of a c.7.1m high Overall Main Building (c.2460m2), a c.4.2m high Sub-station (c. 107.3m2), a c.3.6m high Guardhouse (c.106.2m2), a c.3.6m high East-Building (c.39.1m2), c.5m high Water Tank (c.56.8m2) &c.2.6m high Pump Ho | 2021-01-12 |
| 18914 | demolition of buildings & structures on site & construction of Data Storage Facility comprising 3 data storage buildings & all assoc site infrastructure: data storage facility 1 (6 Pod Data Centre) located to north of site served by 1 gas generator compound to south of Data Storage building includin | 2018-09-14 |
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Grid headroom in Wicklow
117 MVA
Demand headroom at HV stations, summed
15 transformer groups · upper bound
5 of 15
HV transformer groups with none
10 green · 0 capped by parent
74 MVA
At 38 kV
3 transformer groups
40%
Of LV substations with none
1,512 substations
Largest HV transformer groups, then MV, by demand headroom
| Station | Connect at | Demand MVA | Generation MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Arklow | 38 kV | 53.6 | 0 |
| ● Fassaroe | 38 kV | 19.8 | 71.2 |
| ● Stratford | 38 kV | 0.6 | 0 |
| ● Arklow | MV (10/20 kV) | 18.1 | 10.7 |
| ● Ballybeg | MV (10/20 kV) | 11.6 | 3.6 |
| ● Kilcoole | MV (10/20 kV) | 5.6 | 10.8 |
| ● Boghall Road | MV (10/20 kV) | 4.5 | 13.1 |
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.
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