Mapped (unverified)
Microsoft DUB05
Dublin, Ireland
Source: OpenStreetMap
Microsoft DUB05 is a mapped data center in Dublin, Ireland, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. DataCentersExposed has documented a 174,534 sq ft footprint at this site. It runs on Ireland's grid, which was 52% fossil-fuelled at 257 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Oct 10, 2026
Real parent
Microsoft Corporation
Operator
Microsoft Data Center LLC
Est. capacity
~30-70 MW
Footprint
174,534 sq ft
Grid carbon
257 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
48%
DC power price
22.51¢/kWh
Region
Dublin
Overview
source: linkMicrosoft data center in Ireland
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMicrosoft Corporation
- Files asMicrosoft Data Center LLC
- This facilityMicrosoft DUB05
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatGrid carbon intensity
257 gCO₂/kWh
Clean electricity
48%
Fossil electricity
52%
Data-center power price
22.51¢/kWh
A large data center in Ireland pays 22.51¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 30.46¢, 26% more than the data center (Eurostat).
Data centres used 21% of Ireland's national electricity in 2023 (CSO Ireland).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Ireland data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- AI, Data Center Spending by Multinationals Boosts Irish EconomyBloomberg.com· Sep 15, 2026
- AI datacentres pose growing threat to electricity systems worldwideUN News· Sep 8, 2026
- Ireland, Data Centres and the Nuclear Power DebateData Centre Magazine· Aug 25, 2026
- Data centres drive Ireland to reopen nuclear power debateFinancial Times· Aug 22, 2026
- ‘It’s like we’re being robbed’: The relentless march of data centresSMH.com.au· Aug 22, 2026
- Factbox-Authorities restricting data centres amid AI boomYahoo! Finance Canada· Aug 18, 2026
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