AWS Gets Greenlight for Three Data Centers in Dublin

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has received planning permission for three data centers in north Dublin, Ireland. The greenlight, awarded by planning appeals body An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP), comes three years after the application was first filed by Amazon affiliate Universal Developers LLC.

The data centers are planned for a 65-acre site at Cruiserath Road. The buildings, dubbed Data Centre E, Data Centre F, and Data Centre G, will have a gross floor area of 1,425 sqm (15,350 sq ft), 20,580 sqm (221,520 sq ft), and 20,580 sqm, respectively, each over two levels. Building E will see one new generator installed, while Buildings F and G will see 19 installed.

While the campus has been given renewed approval, it is conditional on AWS entering into a corporate Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) with a renewable energy provider, which must be equal to or greater than the energy requirements for the data centers.