| Electrical demand | 170 MW | "the proposed development will have a Maximum Import Capacity (MIC) of 170MW once fully developed (c.2034/2035)." Kildare CC 2360047: Planners Report - Planner's Report with EIAR, p.38 Full masterplan: B1 32 MW + C1-C3 138 MW (planning report p15). |
| Grid voltage | 110 kV | "There is currently an existing 16 MW connection to the 110kV system" Kildare CC 2360047: Other Assessments - Energy & Sustainability Statement, p.4 |
| Connection point | replacement 110kV GIS substation (replacing Rinawade 110kV AIS), 6 transformers | "The proposed 110kV Replacement (Gas Insulated Switchgear) GIS replacement substation is located directly to the east of the existing 110kV Rinawade" Kildare CC 2360047: Other Assessments - Planning Report, p.15 |
| Connection terms | staged: 16 MW connection agreement for phase 1; further 154 MW requires new EirGrid agreement + line uprates and on-site dispatchable generation | "A connection agreement is in place with Eirgrid for the first 16MW of power required." Kildare CC 2360047: EIAR - EIAR - Vol III - Non-Technical Summary, p.57 Further 154 MW (energy statement p4) needs four OHL uprates and a 150 MVA STATCOM (EIAR NTS p58). |
| On-site generation | 9 gas combustion turbine generators (grid-dispatchable energy centre, not supplying the data centres) + backup fuel-oil generators | "It is noted that the Energy Centre is not proposed as the primary power supply for the proposed development." Kildare CC 2360047: Other Assessments - Planning Report, p.17 |
| Generating units | 80 units | "the emergency operation of 72 of the 80 generators" Kildare CC 2360047: EIAR - EIAR - Vol III - Non-Technical Summary, p.43 80 backup generators (B1 14, C1-C3 22 each); plus 9 CTGs in energy centre. |
| On-site output | 16 MW | "The CTGs will be available to dispatch 16MW to the national grid for up to 330 days per year." Kildare CC 2360047: Planners Report - Planner's Report with EIAR, p.38 Phase 1 (one CTG); full 9-CTG energy centre intended to match data-centre demand. |
| On-site thermal input | 111.4 MWth | "The combined thermal input (total capacity) of the Installation is 111.4 MWth." EPA P1238-01: Attachment-1-1-Non-Technical Summary_2.pdf, p.6 Building B1 only (14x7.73 + 2.50 + 2x0.36 fire pumps); C1-C3 and CTG thermal inputs not stated in listed docs. |
| Fuel | CTGs: natural gas/biogas (HVO backup); backup generators: HVO/diesel | "The CTGs will be primarily fuelled by natural gas/bio-gas supplied by Gas Networks Ireland" Kildare CC 2360047: Other Assessments - Planning Report, p.17 |
| Running hours | 120 h/yr per generator | "running at 90% load for up to 120 hours per generator per year" EPA P1238-01: Attachment-1-1-Non-Technical Summary_2.pdf, p.29 B1 IE licence modelling; masterplan EIAR modelled 250 h/yr for backup generators and CTGs up to 330 days/yr. |
| Cooling | hybrid: free air + evaporative (adiabatic) cooling, plus direct liquid cooling racks (B1) | "The data storage room will rely on a combination of air and liquid cooling systems" EPA P1238-01: Attachment-1-1-Non-Technical Summary_2.pdf, p.12 |
| Water | 6.4 m3/day (derived) | "average domestic water demand of 912.5 m3/year, a cooling water demand of 1,166 m3/year, and an additional potable water demand of 273.5 m3/year" EPA P1238-01: Attachment-1-1-Non-Technical Summary_2.pdf, p.14 derived: (912.5+1,166+273.5)/365 = 6.4 m3/day, Building B1 only; masterplan peak industrial demand 5.05 l/s (EIAR NTS p57). |
| Floor area | 76,225 m2 | "The data centres will vary in size from 13,225 sqm – 21,000 sqm with a combined total gfa of c. 76,225sqm." KildareCC ePlan register entry 2360047 (development description), p.1 4 data centres B1, C1-C3. |
| Phasing | Phase 1: B1 (16 MW) + 1 CTG; Phase 3: C1-C3; energy centre final phase +8 CTGs | "The initial phase of the energy centre will include one CTG" Kildare CC 2360047: Other Assessments - Planning Report, p.17 |
| Dates | full build-out c.2034/2035 | "Maximum Import Capacity (MIC) of 170MW once fully developed (c.2034/2035)." Kildare CC 2360047: Planners Report - Planner's Report with EIAR, p.38 |
| PUE | <1.3 (design aim) | "The industry norm is to reduce the PUE to below 1.3." Kildare CC 2360047: Other Assessments - Energy & Sustainability Statement, p.36 |
| Heat reuse | district heating in phase 1; c.18 MW recoverable heat; B1 phase 1 3 MW (~580 dwellings) | "it has been estimated that c. 18 MW of energy could be provided to the campus, community, and surrounding area through recaptured heat" Kildare CC 2360047: EIAR - EIAR - Vol III - Non-Technical Summary, p.59 |
| Renewables | CPPAs for new Irish renewables to offset grid use; renewable gas CPPAs for energy centre; 8,560 PV modules 2,859 kWp | "The photo voltaic (PV) array will consist of 8,560 modules yielding a total yielding a total peak power generated of 2859.19kWp" Kildare CC 2360047: EIAR - EIAR - Vol III - Non-Technical Summary, p.58 CPPA commitment in Energy & Sustainability Statement p3-4. |
