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The Technological University of Dublin's Tallaght campus has been using waste heat from a nearby Amazon Web Services data center since 2023, meeting 92% of its heating needs through the Tallaght District Heating Scheme. This initiative, operated by the not-for-profit utility Heat Works, aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 704 metric tons in 2024 and explores geothermal energy sources for further diversification. Amid a national moratorium on new data centers due to high energy consumption, the project exemplifies integrated planning in the energy sector.