Wani sabon rahoto ya nuna cewa buƙatar makamashi daga cibiyoyin bayanai a Ireland ta ƙara ɗaruruwan Yuro a lissafin wutar lantarki na gidaje, kuma wannan yanayin na iya yaduwa a duk faɗin Turai.
A bara, yawan cibiyoyin bayanai na Ireland da ke ƙaruwa sun yi amfani da kashi 22% na wutar lantarki na ƙasar—fiye da duk gidajen birane da aka haɗa, a cewar Hukumar Kididdiga ta Tsakiya. Idan aka kwatanta, cibiyoyin bayanai a Amurka da Burtaniya suna amfani da kusan kashi 6% na wutar lantarki.
Rahoton, wanda Friends of the Earth Ireland da Beyond Fossil Fuels suka ba da izini, ya gano cewa waɗannan cibiyoyin bayanai sun cire Yuro miliyan 715 (£620 miliyan) daga tattalin arzikin Ireland kuma sun ƙara lissafin wutar lantarki na gidaje da matsakaicin Yuro 360 gabaɗaya tsakanin 2015 da 2023. Yana jayayya cewa gidajen Ireland suna tallafawa manyan kamfanonin fasaha a kaikaice ta hanyar "harajin cibiyar bayanai na ɓoye" a lissafin wutar lantarki.
Jill McArdle daga Beyond Fossil Fuels ta ce: "Kwarewar Ireland ya kamata ta zama gargaɗi ga Turai. Barin manyan kamfanonin fasaha su faɗaɗa cibiyoyin bayanai ba tare da iyaka ba zai haifar da tasiri mai girma a tattalin arziki da gidajen Turai. Haɗe da iskar gas, wannan yana haifar da haɗari mai haɗari—yana ƙara farashin makamashi ga mutanen da ke fama da wani rikicin makamashi."
Masu wakiltar masana'antar cibiyoyin bayanai sun ƙi yarda da sakamakon, suna cewa sashin yana amfanar tattalin arziki.
Gwamnatin Ireland ta fi goyi bayan faɗaɗawa, tana kiran cibiyoyin bayanai "babban mai ba da damar tattalin arzikinmu na ƙirƙira mai yawan fasaha" kuma ta musanta cewa suna haifar da haraji na ɓoye akan masu amfani.
Seán Fearon, mai bincike na postdoctoral a Cibiyar Kimiyyar Muhalli da Fasaha a Jami'ar Autónoma ta Barcelona kuma marubucin rahoton, ya ce: "Samfurinmu ya nuna cewa buƙatar wutar lantarki mai girma, mai ƙaruwa, da rashin sassauƙa daga cibiyoyin bayanai tana ƙara yawan sa'o'in da iskar gas ke saita farashi a tsarin wutar lantarki na Ireland, yana ƙara farashin wutar lantarki."
Ya ƙara da cewa shaidun tarihi sun nuna cewa wannan tasirin yana ƙaruwa yayin girgizar makamashi, tare da buƙatar cibiyar bayanai mai girma da dogaro da iskar gas suna haɗuwa don ƙara hauhawar farashi.
Fearon ya kuma ce, dangane da yawan girman cibiyoyin bayanai, matsakaicin gidan Ireland zai iya biyan ƙarin Yuro 295 zuwa Yuro 644 gabaɗaya daga 2025 zuwa 2034, wanda zai tara jimillar ƙasa tsakanin Yuro miliyan 633 da Yuro biliyan 1.43.
McArdle ta ce Hukumar Tarayyar Turai ya kamata ta koyi daga misalin Ireland kuma ta ƙarfafa kariya yayin da cibiyoyin bayanai—wani ɓangare na AI—ke ci gaba da yaduwa a duk faɗin Turai.
"Ko da Trump, a ƙarƙashin matsananciyar matsin lamba daga masu jefa ƙuri'a, ya yarda cewa manyan kamfanonin fasaha ya kamata su biya lissafin wutar lantarki na kansu," in ji McArdle. "Sai dai idan an buƙaci cibiyoyin bayanai su yi amfani da ƙarin makamashi mai sabuntawa, za su iya kulle Turai cikin dogaro da iskar gas mai canzawa da tsada."
Ƙungiyoyin masana'antu sun yi jayayya da rahoton, suna jayayya cewa manyan masu amfani da makamashi suna siyan wutar lantarki daban da sauran masu amfani kuma suna saka hannun jari sosai a tattalin arziki.
Maurice Mortell, shugaban Digital Infrastructure Ireland, ya ce masu saka hannun jari na cibiyoyin bayanai sun shigar da Yuro biliyan 18 a tattalin arziki a cikin 'yan shekarun nan.
Tom Parlon, shugaban Irish Data Centre Supplier Alliance, ya ce cibiyoyin bayanai suna biyan kuɗin cajin grid da farashin wutar lantarki na kasuwanci bisa amfaninsu da saka hannun jari. Ya lura cewa cibiyoyin bayanai dole ne su biya kashi 80% na buƙatun makamashinsu daga ƙarin ƙarfin sabuntawa—mafi tsananin buƙatu a Turai—kuma suna ba da gudummawa mai yawa na kuɗin harajin kamfanoni na Ireland.
Parlon ya ce: "Waɗannan kuɗaɗen haraji marasa misaltuwa suna ba wa jihar Ireland damar saka hannun jari a ababen more rayuwa da gidaje masu mahimmanci, yayin da kuma ke tallafawa tallafi kai tsaye ga gidajen Ireland da shirye-shiryen aikin yanayi."
**Tambayoyin da Aka Yi Yawa**
Anan akwai jerin tambayoyin da aka yi yawa game da rahoton harajin cibiyar bayanai na ɓoye da aka rubuta cikin yanayi na halitta tare da amsoshi bayyanannu masu sauƙi.
**Tambayoyin Matakin Farko**
1. Menene ainihin harajin cibiyar bayanai na ɓoye?
Kalma ce da ake amfani da ita don kwatanta ƙarin farashin da gidajen Ireland da ƙananan kasuwancin ke biya a lissafin wutar lantarki saboda yadda ake biyan kuɗin grid. Rahoton yana jayayya cewa manyan cibiyoyin bayanai ba sa biyan rabonsu na gaskiya na farashin cibiyar sadarwa, suna tura waɗannan farashin ga kowa.
2. Yaya wannan yake shafar lissafin wutar lantarki na?
Rahoton ya yi iƙirarin cewa saboda cibiyoyin bayanai suna amfani da wutar lantarki mai yawa, suna tilasta wa grid na ƙasa a inganta shi kuma a kiyaye shi a jiran aiki. Lokacin da waɗannan farashin ingantawa ba su cika gaba ɗaya daga cibiyoyin bayanai ba, rarar tana yaduwa ga duk sauran abokan ciniki, yana ƙara ɗaruruwan Yuro ga matsakaicin lissafin gida kowace shekara.
3. Me yasa cibiyoyin bayanai suke a Ireland?
Ireland tana da sha'awa ga kamfanonin fasaha saboda yanayin sanyi, hanyar sadarwa mai ƙarfi, da ƙimar harajin kamfanoni mai gasa sosai. Wannan ya haifar da tarin cibiyoyin bayanai mai yawa, musamman a kusa da Dublin.
4. Wanene ya rubuta wannan rahoton?
Rahoton ya fito ne daga ƙungiyar da ake kira Irish Academy of Engineering. Su ƙungiya ce mai zaman kanta mai daraja ta injiniyoyi masu sana'a waɗanda ke nazarin batutuwan ababen more rayuwa masu girma.
5. Wannan sabon matsala ne?
A'a, an yi muhawara game da batun shekaru da yawa. Duk da haka, wannan rahoton na musamman ya kawo sabon hankali ga farashin ta hanyar ƙididdige tasirin kuɗi daidai a kan gidaje da kasuwancin.
**Tambayoyi Masu Zurfi**
6. Yaya ake lissafin harajin a zahiri? Rahoton ya ce yana kashe gidaje miliyoyin. Za ku iya yin takamaimai?
Rahoton ya ƙiyasta cewa abokan ciniki na gida suna biyan ƙarin Yuro miliyan 100 a kowace shekara, kuma ƙananan da matsakaitan kasuwancin suna biyan ƙarin Yuro miliyan 200 a kowace shekara. Wannan ya kai kusan ƙarin Yuro 100-150 ga kowane gida a shekara.
7. Wannan haraji ne na zahiri ko caji na ɓoye?
Caji ne na ɓoye, ba harajin gwamnati ba. Ana tattara kuɗin ta hanyar farashin cibiyar sadarwa a lissafin wutar lantarki. Waɗannan su ne kuɗaɗen da ake biya don sanduna, wayoyi, da tashoshin wutar da ke isar da wutar lantarki zuwa gidanku. Rahoton yana jayayya cewa tsarin farashin na yanzu bai raba waɗannan farashin daidai ba.
