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Red Admiral — Rochfortbridge campus

Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

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Project brief

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Current evidenceIn planning

8 cited sources · 5 utility and planning categories reviewed.

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Next check

Monitor campus appeal ACP501596 and separate GIS application ACP324417 independently. Verify final decisions, conditions and commencement; council support does not establish ACP permission or a grid import…

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Overview

Six data-centre buildings in a 39 ha campus within a wider 243 ha application. The form identifies Castlelost Flex Gen Limited and acquisition options on adjoining land; freehold ownership of the complete campus is unverified. Proposed local generation/storage and proximity to Castlelost 220 kV do not establish contracted import capacity. The applicant’s June 2026 EIAR proposes fresh-air cooling with electric and absorption chillers in hot conditions, and a 40 m³/day maximum water-demand envelope. These are design assumptions, not verified utility or abstraction entitlements.

Developer / applicant: Red Admiral DC Limited / Lumcloon Energy
Owner: Not verified
Operator: Not verified

Planning and delivery status

Council application 2560344 remains under appeal in ACP501596, lodged 23 June 2026 and due 27 October 2026 at the 4 October review. Separate 220 kV GIS application ACP324417 was lodged 3 July 2026. Westmeath County Council recommended GIS approval on 18 September, subject to ACP environmental determinations and conditions; this is not ACP permission. Neither case displays a final ACP decision at review. Construction has not been verified.

Stage source: 23 Jun 2026

Project intelligence. This record does not establish that the land or facility is available to acquire.

POWER STUDY

Power

What the power evidence establishes

The site-specific connection scope has not been established for this record.

Power classDNo qualifying rung

No same-scope, dated import-MVA rung has document-seen or better verification. Nearby infrastructure, IT MW and marketing claims cannot upgrade the class.

The class describes published documentary evidence at its stated date. It does not prove current contractual rights, transferability or an energisation date.

Class describes evidence maturity. Public records do not prove current contractual rights, transferable capacity or an energisation date. This record has not received a complete power study review.

Read the rules and verification levels

Capacity ladder and evidence

Each rung is a separate MVA claim for its stated site or phase. A missing rung is unknown.

Applied

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What applied mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?

Event date

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What is the effective date of the applied connection evidence?

Capacity boundary

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Which buildings or phases does the applied connection evidence cover?

Verification

Unknown

Offered

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What offered mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?

Event date

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What is the effective date of the offered connection evidence?

Capacity boundary

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Which buildings or phases does the offered connection evidence cover?

Verification

Unknown

Accepted / contracted

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What accepted or contracted mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?

Event date

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What is the effective date of the accepted connection evidence?

Capacity boundary

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Which buildings or phases does the accepted connection evidence cover?

Verification

Unknown

Energised

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What energised mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?

Event date

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What is the effective date of the energised connection evidence?

Capacity boundary

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Which buildings or phases does the energised connection evidence cover?

Verification

Unknown

Connection point and load boundaries

Network operator: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which TSO or DSO is responsible for this demand connection?
Connection point: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What is the operator-confirmed connection substation or circuit?
Voltage: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What voltage level is specified for the demand connection?
Straight-line distance: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What are the evidenced site and connection-point coordinates, and their calculated straight-line distance?
Published route length: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What grid route length is published, and for which circuit?

IT load

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What is the published IT load in MW?

Basis

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

On what electrical basis is the IT load in MW stated?

Site / phase boundary

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Which phase or campus does the IT load in MW cover?

Facility load

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What is the published facility load in MW?

Basis

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

On what electrical basis is the facility load in MW stated?

Site / phase boundary

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Which phase or campus does the facility load in MW cover?

Import capacity

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What is the published import capacity in MVA?

Basis

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

On what electrical basis is the import capacity in MVA stated?

Site / phase boundary

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Which phase or campus does the import capacity in MVA cover?

These are different electrical quantities. No power factor, PUE or available import is assumed from an IT-load statement.

Connection agreement and conditions

Agreement type: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What connection agreement type and current status are documented?
Phased capacity: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the agreement impose phased import-capacity limits?
Flexibility obligations: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What flexibility or curtailment obligations apply?
On-site generation obligations: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What on-site generation obligations apply?
Securities posted: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What securities are required, posted and still valid?
Longstop dates: Unknown
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What connection longstop or milestone dates apply?

Source quotations and access log (2)

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026
Meur/km
Meur/asset
Standard Prices for Generator Connections 2026, revision 16, effective 1 January 2026ESB Networks DAC · Published 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026
Standard Charge

Conflicts and scope comparisons

No conflicting pair is recorded. This does not establish that all public statements have been reconciled.

Ireland grid context

Network publications frame the claim. They do not allocate capacity to this site.

No country context entries have been linked to this site. Applicable policy, capacity information and reinforcement dependencies need review.

Country coverage: Ireland pilot. View all country sources and refresh schedules.

Derived energisation window

Earliest plausible yearUnknown

Latest plausible yearUnknown

The observed inputs do not establish a bounded delivery range. Open bounds stay unknown.

Rule

Use only a same-scope, dated, document-verified capacity rung and an applicable duration to energisation published by the observed site operator. The named process operator and a named source publisher must match that operator. Earliest year is the maximum of stage date plus minimum duration and each evidenced readiness constraint. Latest year is the maximum of stage date plus maximum duration and each published upper constraint only when every required input is bounded. An offer-processing duration is excluded. A missing required input leaves the affected bound unknown; no padding or contractual delivery promise is inferred.

No observed inputs establish this result.

Dependencies driving the range

Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates: unknown.
Grid-works planning status and programme: unknown.
Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme: unknown.

What the earliest case requires

Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates introduces no later constraint than the earliest case; this remains unverified.
Grid-works planning status and programme introduces no later constraint than the earliest case; this remains unverified.
Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme introduces no later constraint than the earliest case; this remains unverified.

Missing inputs leave the range open

A dated, document-verified import-MVA rung for the assessed scope.
An applicable duration from the evidenced stage to energisation, published by and matched to the observed site operator, rather than an offer-processing target.
Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates
Grid-works planning status and programme
Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme

Indicative HV and connection capex

Unknown

Rule and scope

Sum each published complete scope quantity multiplied by the matching published benchmark minimum and maximum. Configuration, voltage, route type, unit, country applicability, currency and explicit price base year must match. No assumed route length, transformer count, exchange rate, inflation, fee uplift or partial index is inserted. The result is an indicative benchmark band, not an operator quotation or contractual connection charge.

No observed inputs establish this result.

Published connection works scope

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What complete connection scope is published: bays, stations, voltage, circuits, route lengths and underground or overhead configuration?

Scope completeness

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Is the published connection scope complete enough to match every component to a sourced benchmark?

Scope questions

Obtain a published complete connection scope with voltage, configuration and measured quantities.
Establish that every necessary connection-work component is included in the published scope.
Identify network and customer works, upstream reinforcement, land and wayleaves, taxes, fees, securities, contingency and the price base.

Country reference bands and sources

Ireland: published reference bands and missing configurations
Configuration	Voltage	Type / unit	Low	High	Currency	Price base	Use and source
110 to 150 kV, 1 circuit	110 / 132 / 150 kV	overhead per km	570,000	910,000	EUR	Unknown	Context only Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
110 to 150 kV, 2 circuits	110 / 132 / 150 kV	overhead per km	300,000	390,000	EUR	Unknown	Context only Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
220 kV, 1 circuit	220 kV	overhead per km	320,000	510,000	EUR	Unknown	Context only Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
220 kV, 2 circuits	220 kV	overhead per km	440,000	740,000	EUR	Unknown	Context only Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
110 to 150 kV, 1 circuit	110 / 132 / 150 kV	underground per km	560,000	1,590,000	EUR	Unknown	Context only Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
110 to 150 kV, 2 circuits	110 / 132 / 150 kV	underground per km	1,330,000	3,580,000	EUR	Unknown	Context only Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
220 kV, 1 circuit	220 kV	underground per km	1,030,000	2,400,000	EUR	Unknown	Context only Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
220 kV, 2 circuits	220 kV	underground per km	2,990,000	4,690,000	EUR	Unknown	Context only Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
New GIS station, 0 to 5 bays, all reported voltage classes	kV	station per item	5,480,000	15,110,000	EUR	Unknown	Context only Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
New GIS station, 6 to 9 bays, all reported voltage classes	kV	station per item	8,540,000	12,600,000	EUR	Unknown	Context only Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
New AIS line bay in existing 110 kV single busbar outdoor station	110 kV	bay per item	763,440	763,440	EUR	2026	Context only ESB Networks DACPublished 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
630 square millimetre aluminium XLPE, single circuit, exactly one kilometre	110 kV	underground per km	398,640	398,640	EUR	2026	Context only ESB Networks DACPublished 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
Outdoor 110/38 kV, one 31.5 MVA transformer and 38 kV bay and two-bay busbar extension	110 kV	station per item	1,504,210	1,504,210	EUR	2026	Context only ESB Networks DACPublished 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
Outdoor 110/38 kV, one 63 MVA transformer and 38 kV bay and two-bay busbar extension	110 kV	station per item	1,826,850	1,826,850	EUR	2026	Context only ESB Networks DACPublished 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation
Complete shared substation bay connection in Ireland	110 / 220 kV	Unknown: A published AIS electrical bay component does not establish civils, shared allocation or a complete connection cost. Scope questions Which bay type, voltage, scope and cost-sharing arrangement apply? What civils, protection, remote-end and reinforcement works are chargeable?					No eligible reference
Complete new 110 kV substation in Ireland	110 kV	Unknown: The ESB Networks 2026 whole-station types are discontinued; current transformer components exclude civil works. Scope questions What busbar arrangement, bay count, transformers, buildings and site works are published? Is an Irish report or tender award available for the same scope and price base?					No eligible reference
New 132 kV substation	132 kV	Unknown: No Irish same-scope published cost band established; the voltage is a UK comparison requirement. Scope questions Which jurisdiction and operator standard apply? What published construction reference matches the configuration?					No eligible reference
Complete new 220 kV or 275 kV GIS substation	220 / 275 kV	Unknown: The EU GIS comparison is grouped by bays, without a voltage-specific matched Irish band. Scope questions What GIS busbar design, bays, transformer scope and import arrangement are required? Which published cost source matches voltage, geography, scope and price base?					No eligible reference
Complete switching station	110 / 220 kV	Unknown: No matched complete Irish public construction band verified. Scope questions What voltage, circuit topology, bay count, civils and protection scope apply? Are published total costs separated from unrelated reinforcement?					No eligible reference

Reference scope, exclusions and price basis

EU comparator: 110 to 150 kV, 1 circuit overhead routeContext only · EUR · Price base unknown

570,000 to 910,000 EUR per km · 110 to 150 kV, 1 circuit · 110 / 132 / 150 kV · overhead

ACER Table I.1, page 43. Published 25th to 75th percentiles, 6 assets; EU sample, not an Irish construction index.

Fees: inclusion unknown.

Exclusions

Historical commissioned routes exceeding 5 kilometres; application to shorter connections is unverified.
Single monetary base year not explicitly established. No escalation, currency conversion or country adjustment applied.
Fees, customer allocation and project-specific scope are unverified. No complete site estimate may use this reference.

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

EU comparator: 110 to 150 kV, 2 circuits overhead routeContext only · EUR · Price base unknown

300,000 to 390,000 EUR per km · 110 to 150 kV, 2 circuits · 110 / 132 / 150 kV · overhead

ACER Table I.1, page 43. Published 25th to 75th percentiles, 8 assets; EU sample, not an Irish construction index.

Fees: inclusion unknown.

Exclusions

Historical commissioned routes exceeding 5 kilometres; application to shorter connections is unverified.
Single monetary base year not explicitly established. No escalation, currency conversion or country adjustment applied.
Fees, customer allocation and project-specific scope are unverified. No complete site estimate may use this reference.

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

EU comparator: 220 kV, 1 circuit overhead routeContext only · EUR · Price base unknown

320,000 to 510,000 EUR per km · 220 kV, 1 circuit · 220 kV · overhead

ACER Table I.1, page 43. Published 25th to 75th percentiles, 15 assets; EU sample, not an Irish construction index.

Fees: inclusion unknown.

Exclusions

Historical commissioned routes exceeding 5 kilometres; application to shorter connections is unverified.
Single monetary base year not explicitly established. No escalation, currency conversion or country adjustment applied.
Fees, customer allocation and project-specific scope are unverified. No complete site estimate may use this reference.

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

EU comparator: 220 kV, 2 circuits overhead routeContext only · EUR · Price base unknown

440,000 to 740,000 EUR per km · 220 kV, 2 circuits · 220 kV · overhead

ACER Table I.1, page 43. Published 25th to 75th percentiles, 25 assets; EU sample, not an Irish construction index.

Fees: inclusion unknown.

Exclusions

Historical commissioned routes exceeding 5 kilometres; application to shorter connections is unverified.
Single monetary base year not explicitly established. No escalation, currency conversion or country adjustment applied.
Fees, customer allocation and project-specific scope are unverified. No complete site estimate may use this reference.

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

EU comparator: 110 to 150 kV, 1 circuit underground routeContext only · EUR · Price base unknown

560,000 to 1,590,000 EUR per km · 110 to 150 kV, 1 circuit · 110 / 132 / 150 kV · underground

ACER Table I.1, page 43. Published 25th to 75th percentiles, 20 assets; EU sample, not an Irish construction index.

Fees: inclusion unknown.

Exclusions

Historical commissioned routes exceeding 5 kilometres; application to shorter connections is unverified.
Single monetary base year not explicitly established. No escalation, currency conversion or country adjustment applied.
Fees, customer allocation and project-specific scope are unverified. No complete site estimate may use this reference.

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

EU comparator: 110 to 150 kV, 2 circuits underground routeContext only · EUR · Price base unknown

1,330,000 to 3,580,000 EUR per km · 110 to 150 kV, 2 circuits · 110 / 132 / 150 kV · underground

ACER Table I.1, page 43. Published 25th to 75th percentiles, 7 assets; EU sample, not an Irish construction index.

Fees: inclusion unknown.

Exclusions

Historical commissioned routes exceeding 5 kilometres; application to shorter connections is unverified.
Single monetary base year not explicitly established. No escalation, currency conversion or country adjustment applied.
Fees, customer allocation and project-specific scope are unverified. No complete site estimate may use this reference.

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

EU comparator: 220 kV, 1 circuit underground routeContext only · EUR · Price base unknown

1,030,000 to 2,400,000 EUR per km · 220 kV, 1 circuit · 220 kV · underground

ACER Table I.1, page 43. Published 25th to 75th percentiles, 20 assets; EU sample, not an Irish construction index.

Fees: inclusion unknown.

Exclusions

Historical commissioned routes exceeding 5 kilometres; application to shorter connections is unverified.
Single monetary base year not explicitly established. No escalation, currency conversion or country adjustment applied.
Fees, customer allocation and project-specific scope are unverified. No complete site estimate may use this reference.

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

EU comparator: 220 kV, 2 circuits underground routeContext only · EUR · Price base unknown

2,990,000 to 4,690,000 EUR per km · 220 kV, 2 circuits · 220 kV · underground

ACER Table I.1, page 43. Published 25th to 75th percentiles, 9 assets; EU sample, not an Irish construction index.

Fees: inclusion unknown.

Exclusions

Historical commissioned routes exceeding 5 kilometres; application to shorter connections is unverified.
Single monetary base year not explicitly established. No escalation, currency conversion or country adjustment applied.
Fees, customer allocation and project-specific scope are unverified. No complete site estimate may use this reference.

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

EU comparator: new GIS station with 0 to 5 bays, voltage unspecifiedContext only · EUR · Price base unknown

5,480,000 to 15,110,000 EUR per item · New GIS station, 0 to 5 bays, all reported voltage classes · kV · station

ACER Table I.2, page 44. Published 25th to 75th percentiles, 13 assets.

Fees: inclusion unknown.

Exclusions

Voltage-specific and Irish applicability unverified. This is not a 220 kV or 275 kV station band.
Single monetary base year not explicitly established.
Transformer scope and fees unverified. No complete site estimate may use this reference.

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

EU comparator: new GIS station with 6 to 9 bays, voltage unspecifiedContext only · EUR · Price base unknown

8,540,000 to 12,600,000 EUR per item · New GIS station, 6 to 9 bays, all reported voltage classes · kV · station

ACER Table I.2, page 44. Published 25th to 75th percentiles, 24 assets.

Fees: inclusion unknown.

Exclusions

Voltage-specific and Irish applicability unverified. This is not a 220 kV or 275 kV station band.
Single monetary base year not explicitly established.
Transformer scope and fees unverified. No complete site estimate may use this reference.

Energy infrastructure unit investment cost (UIC) indicators, 2026Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) · Published 24 April 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

110 kV AIS line bay electrical componentContext only · EUR · 2026 price base

763,440 to 763,440 EUR per item · New AIS line bay in existing 110 kV single busbar outdoor station · 110 kV · bay

Item 35, pages 30 to 31. Electrical component including design and commissioning. Excluding VAT.

Fees: not included.

Exclusions

Generator standard charge, not a complete demand connection construction price.
Civils and remote-end works excluded; existing space, services and protection assumed adequate.
Shared customer contribution, land, access and site-specific reinforcement unknown.

Standard Prices for Generator Connections 2026, revision 16, effective 1 January 2026ESB Networks DAC · Published 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

110 kV underground cable electrical component for one kilometreContext only · EUR · 2026 price base

398,640 to 398,640 EUR per km · 630 square millimetre aluminium XLPE, single circuit, exactly one kilometre · 110 kV · underground

Item 8, pages 12 to 13. Generator cable charge for one kilometre only. Excluding VAT.

Fees: not included.

Exclusions

For more than one kilometre, ESB Networks states specific tender and pass-through charging apply.
Excavation, ducting, reinstatement and other civil works excluded.
Not an all-in construction cost or a scalable multi-kilometre rate.

Standard Prices for Generator Connections 2026, revision 16, effective 1 January 2026ESB Networks DAC · Published 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

110/38 kV, 31.5 MVA transformer electrical packageContext only · EUR · 2026 price base

1,504,210 to 1,504,210 EUR per item · Outdoor 110/38 kV, one 31.5 MVA transformer and 38 kV bay and two-bay busbar extension · 110 kV · station

Item 19, page 16. Electrical transformer package including design and commissioning. Excluding VAT.

Fees: not included.

Exclusions

Generator standard charge; not a complete new 110 kV substation cost.
Civil works excluded. Incoming connection, land, remote works and project allocation remain unknown.

Standard Prices for Generator Connections 2026, revision 16, effective 1 January 2026ESB Networks DAC · Published 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

110/38 kV, 63 MVA transformer electrical packageContext only · EUR · 2026 price base

1,826,850 to 1,826,850 EUR per item · Outdoor 110/38 kV, one 63 MVA transformer and 38 kV bay and two-bay busbar extension · 110 kV · station

Item 18, page 15. Electrical transformer package including design and commissioning. Excluding VAT.

Fees: not included.

Exclusions

Generator standard charge; not a complete new 110 kV substation cost.
Civil works excluded. Incoming connection, land, remote works and project allocation remain unknown.

Standard Prices for Generator Connections 2026, revision 16, effective 1 January 2026ESB Networks DAC · Published 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026 · Source quotation

Alternatives and policy exposure

Behind-the-meter generation

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What behind-the-meter generation is evidenced, and at what scope?

Planning / policy requirement

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Does the applicable planning or connection policy require behind-the-meter generation?

Battery storage

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What battery storage is evidenced, and at what scope?

Planning / policy requirement

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Does the applicable planning or connection policy require battery storage?

Private wire

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What a private wire is evidenced, and at what scope?

Planning / policy requirement

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Does the applicable planning or connection policy require a private wire?

Gas

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

What gas supply or generation is evidenced, and at what scope?

Planning / policy requirement

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Does the applicable planning or connection policy require gas supply or generation?

Connection claim against current policy

Unknown

Not established from the public records reviewed.

Does the published connection claim meet the policy applicable to its application date, location and agreement status?

Open questions for a Reality Check

Generated from unknown fields, missing derivation inputs and unresolved evidence. The questions identify the documents or specialist checks needed next.

60 questions to resolve

Which TSO or DSO is responsible for this demand connection?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What is the operator-confirmed connection substation or circuit?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What voltage level is specified for the demand connection?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What are the evidenced site and connection-point coordinates, and their calculated straight-line distance?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What grid route length is published, and for which circuit?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What applied mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What is the effective date of the applied connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which buildings or phases does the applied connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.applied?
Verification has not been established.
What offered mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What is the effective date of the offered connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which buildings or phases does the offered connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.offered?
Verification has not been established.
What accepted or contracted mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What is the effective date of the accepted connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which buildings or phases does the accepted connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.accepted?
Verification has not been established.
What energised mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What is the effective date of the energised connection evidence?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which buildings or phases does the energised connection evidence cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.energised?
Verification has not been established.
What connection agreement type and current status are documented?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the agreement impose phased import-capacity limits?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What flexibility or curtailment obligations apply?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What on-site generation obligations apply?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What securities are required, posted and still valid?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What connection longstop or milestone dates apply?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What is the published IT load in MW?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
On what electrical basis is the IT load in MW stated?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which phase or campus does the IT load in MW cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What is the published facility load in MW?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
On what electrical basis is the facility load in MW stated?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which phase or campus does the facility load in MW cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What is the published import capacity in MVA?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
On what electrical basis is the import capacity in MVA stated?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which phase or campus does the import capacity in MVA cover?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What operator-published connection-to-energisation duration applies to this site and connection stage?
An application-to-offer processing target is not an energisation duration.
Which reinforcements does the connection depend on, and what dates are published?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which grid works require planning, and what is their current consent status and dated programme?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which connection-policy conditions apply, and when could they be satisfied?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What complete connection scope is published: bays, stations, voltage, circuits, route lengths and underground or overhead configuration?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Is the published connection scope complete enough to match every component to a sourced benchmark?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What behind-the-meter generation is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require behind-the-meter generation?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What battery storage is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require battery storage?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What a private wire is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require a private wire?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
What gas supply or generation is evidenced, and at what scope?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the applicable planning or connection policy require gas supply or generation?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Does the published connection claim meet the policy applicable to its application date, location and agreement status?
Not established from the public records reviewed.
Which checked country-grid sources and location-specific constraints apply to this connection?
No country-context relationship has been established for this record.
Identify network and customer works, upstream reinforcement, land and wayleaves, taxes, fees, securities, contingency and the price base.
Connection-cost scope question.
Resolve the energisation input: A dated, document-verified import-MVA rung for the assessed scope.
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
Resolve the energisation input: An applicable duration from the evidenced stage to energisation, published by and matched to the observed site operator, rather than an offer-processing target.
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
Resolve the energisation input: Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
Resolve the energisation input: Grid-works planning status and programme
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
Resolve the energisation input: Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme
This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.
Obtain a published complete connection scope with voltage, configuration and measured quantities.
This scope or reference gap prevents a complete indicative connection capex band.
Establish that every necessary connection-work component is included in the published scope.
This scope or reference gap prevents a complete indicative connection capex band.

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Earlier capacity notes and source context

250 MW facilityProject capacity

Full campus load scenario in June 2026 EIAR; not a contracted grid import or IT capacity. No independent connection-agreement verification.

Published claimProject source record

IT load, facility demand, import capacity and equipment ratings retain their stated scope. A published figure does not establish spare or transferable supply.

Planning & utilities

5 of 10 categories contain evidence. Each status applies to its specific claim.

Planning & decisions

Partial evidence

Sources & next check

Evidence reviewed 4 Oct 2026

Next check

ACP — live Red Admiral appeal 501596Source: Publication date unstated
ACP — 220 kV GIS application 324417Source: Publication date unstated
Red Admiral — developer project overviewSource: Publication date unstated
Westmeath County Council — Red Admiral GIS submission and recommendationSource: 18 Sept 2026
Red Admiral — response to prescribed-body submissionsSource: 18 Sept 2026

Ownership & development control

Partial evidence

July 2026 SID form identifies Castlelost Flex Gen Limited, landowner consents and options on adjoining land. Full-campus freehold ownership and option completion are not verified.

Sources & next check

Evidence reviewed 26 Sept 2026

Next check

Match each legal interest to current folios and the proposed campus and infrastructure boundaries.

Red Admiral SID application form — legal interestsSource: 3 Jul 2026

Land, footprint & access

Documented

Developer describes six buildings inside a 39 ha data-centre campus, each 13,978 m² footprint and 28,561 m² gross floor area. The wider EIAR red line is 243 ha; that total is not net data-centre land.

Sources & next check

Evidence reviewed 26 Sept 2026

Next check

Reconcile campus, energy assets, access and buffer areas against approved boundaries when determined.

Lumcloon Energy — Red Admiral project overviewSource: Publication date unstated
Red Admiral consolidated EIAR NTSSource: 26 Jun 2026

Flood, ground & environment

Partial evidence

The Department’s 21 August 2026 observations identify six recorded monuments within the assessed development site and ACSU Ltd’s June 2026 archaeological assessment. They recommend advance archaeological testing and an agreed report before site preparation or groundworks, with preservation measures as required. The six-monument count relates to the assessed development site, not a verified count within the 39 ha data-centre campus. These are recommended conditions, not evidence of completed investigations or ACP permission.

Sources & next check

Evidence reviewed 4 Oct 2026

Next check

Map monument and exclusion-zone boundaries against campus, GIS, cables and energy assets; obtain archaeological test results and any written approval for groundworks after the relevant planning decisions.

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage — archaeology observationsSource: 21 Aug 2026
Westmeath County Council — Red Admiral GIS submission and recommendationSource: 18 Sept 2026

Water, cooling & heat

Partial evidence

Applicant’s consolidated EIAR NTS dated 26 June 2026 proposes fresh-air cooling and air-handling units, supplemented by electric and absorption chillers at high ambient temperatures, without evaporative cooling. It sets a maximum water-demand envelope of 40 m³/day: three proposed wells, with up to 10 m³/day from the public network following Uisce Éireann feasibility confirmation and approximately 30 m³/day groundwater abstraction. These are the wider campus/DER design assumptions, not verified operating consumption, an abstraction entitlement or a signed utility agreement.

Sources & next check

Evidence reviewed 4 Oct 2026

Next check

Obtain the underlying Uisce Éireann feasibility confirmation and any connection agreement; verify abstraction authorisation, borehole yield and summer resilience, wastewater capacity, and cooling design for the intended IT load.

Red Admiral consolidated EIAR NTS — cooling and water design basis, pp16–17 and31–32Source: 26 Jun 2026

Not assessed

Land-use zoningGrid & import rightsFibre & dark fibreDemand & location fitProgramme & delivery

Evidence still needed

Land-use zoning
The site boundary has not been matched to the current adopted zoning map and data-centre use policy.
Grid & import rights
Site-specific import rights, available MVA, connection milestones and any transfer restrictions remain unverified.
Fibre & dark fibre
No verified site entry, dark-fibre offer or physically diverse route assessment is recorded. Regional coverage alone is insufficient.
Demand & location fit
Customer geography, latency, cloud or exchange nodes and a supported use case need project-specific evidence; national growth alone is insufficient.
Programme & delivery
Permission expiry, commencement, energisation, enabling works, long-lead procurement and phase handovers need a reconciled programme.

Project team

Appointments are limited to the project, phase and scope supported by each source.

Specialists & vendors

Halston Environmental & Planning LimitedOther projects

Planning agent for ACP324417, identified in Westmeath County Council’s 18 September 2026 submission; also prepared the June 2026 consolidated EIAR. No construction contract implied.

Appointment source

ACSU LtdOther projects

Prepared the archaeological impact assessment in the June 2026 EIAR, as identified by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on 21 August 2026.

Appointment source

Unlisted roles have no project-specific appointment recorded.

Sources

Publication dates are shown where known. Review dates do not establish approval or commissioning.

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