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Mullinabro lands — Ballagh Holdings

Mullinabro, Ferrybank / South Kilkenny, northern edge of Waterford urban area, Ireland

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Research trigger

Owner-led land and zoning signal. Kilkenny’s December 2025 report records Ballagh Holdings’ Mullinabro masterplan and data-centre utility assessments (KK-C330-65). Variation 6 was adopted on 23 March 2026.…

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Next check

Match consultant-cited folios KK11641 and KK37926F to current title, the adopted zoning and campus boundary. Establish Ballagh’s exact legal identity and Echelon relationship, then obtain current operator…

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Open issues

Public owner-direct campus promotion prevents treating this as a new off-market discovery; statutory consultation alone is not marketing. Reconcile the 63.6 ha submission, 70.83 ha across two consultant-cited folios, 87.5 ha traffic-study area, 37 ha western feasibility scope and later 76.75 ha promotion. BETP permits data-centre uses in principle, but the exact adopted-zone overlay, project consent, land control, import capacity and usable footprint remain unresolved.

Public marketing foundRecorded check: 29 Sept 2026

Overview

Owner-led land and zoning signal. Kilkenny’s December 2025 report records Ballagh Holdings’ Mullinabro masterplan and data-centre utility assessments (KK-C330-65). Variation 6 was adopted on 23 March 2026. This lead was identified following a user tip, then corroborated with public records.

Next action

Match consultant-cited folios KK11641 and KK37926F to current title, the adopted zoning and campus boundary. Establish Ballagh’s exact legal identity and Echelon relationship, then obtain current operator feasibility and application evidence before assigning MVA or preparing controlling terms. Check the separate Great Island–Belview development permission and delivery status; maritime consent alone does not authorise construction. No contact or purchase has been made.

Research only. Independent development control and an actionable off-market opportunity have not been established.

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
01

Capacity ladder and evidence

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

01

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
02

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
03

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
04

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)
  1. 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
  2. Standard Prices for Generator Connections 2026, revision 16, effective 1 January 2026ESB Networks DAC · Published 2026 · Accessed 19 October 2026
    Standard Charge
02

Conflicts and scope comparisons

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

03

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.

04

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
05

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
ConfigurationVoltageType / unitLowHighCurrencyPrice baseUse and source
110 to 150 kV, 1 circuit110 / 132 / 150 kVoverhead
per km		570,000910,000EURUnknownContext only
110 to 150 kV, 2 circuits110 / 132 / 150 kVoverhead
per km		300,000390,000EURUnknownContext only
220 kV, 1 circuit220 kVoverhead
per km		320,000510,000EURUnknownContext only
220 kV, 2 circuits220 kVoverhead
per km		440,000740,000EURUnknownContext only
110 to 150 kV, 1 circuit110 / 132 / 150 kVunderground
per km		560,0001,590,000EURUnknownContext only
110 to 150 kV, 2 circuits110 / 132 / 150 kVunderground
per km		1,330,0003,580,000EURUnknownContext only
220 kV, 1 circuit220 kVunderground
per km		1,030,0002,400,000EURUnknownContext only
220 kV, 2 circuits220 kVunderground
per km		2,990,0004,690,000EURUnknownContext only
New GIS station, 0 to 5 bays, all reported voltage classes kVstation
per item		5,480,00015,110,000EURUnknownContext only
New GIS station, 6 to 9 bays, all reported voltage classes kVstation
per item		8,540,00012,600,000EURUnknownContext only
New AIS line bay in existing 110 kV single busbar outdoor station110 kVbay
per item		763,440763,440EUR2026Context only
630 square millimetre aluminium XLPE, single circuit, exactly one kilometre110 kVunderground
per km		398,640398,640EUR2026Context only
Outdoor 110/38 kV, one 31.5 MVA transformer and 38 kV bay and two-bay busbar extension110 kVstation
per item		1,504,2101,504,210EUR2026Context only
Outdoor 110/38 kV, one 63 MVA transformer and 38 kV bay and two-bay busbar extension110 kVstation
per item		1,826,8501,826,850EUR2026Context only
Complete shared substation bay connection in Ireland110 / 220 kVUnknown: 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 Ireland110 kVUnknown: 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 substation132 kVUnknown: 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 substation220 / 275 kVUnknown: 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 station110 / 220 kVUnknown: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
06

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?
07

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
  1. Which TSO or DSO is responsible for this demand connection?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  2. What is the operator-confirmed connection substation or circuit?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  3. What voltage level is specified for the demand connection?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  4. What are the evidenced site and connection-point coordinates, and their calculated straight-line distance?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  5. What grid route length is published, and for which circuit?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  6. What applied mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  7. What is the effective date of the applied connection evidence?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  8. Which buildings or phases does the applied connection evidence cover?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  9. What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.applied?

    Verification has not been established.

  10. What offered mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  11. What is the effective date of the offered connection evidence?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  12. Which buildings or phases does the offered connection evidence cover?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  13. What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.offered?

    Verification has not been established.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  15. What is the effective date of the accepted connection evidence?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  16. Which buildings or phases does the accepted connection evidence cover?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  17. What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.accepted?

    Verification has not been established.

  18. What energised mva is evidenced for the assessed site scope?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  19. What is the effective date of the energised connection evidence?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  20. Which buildings or phases does the energised connection evidence cover?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  21. What evidence level can be supported for capacityLadder.energised?

    Verification has not been established.

  22. What connection agreement type and current status are documented?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  23. Does the agreement impose phased import-capacity limits?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  24. What flexibility or curtailment obligations apply?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  25. What on-site generation obligations apply?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  26. What securities are required, posted and still valid?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  27. What connection longstop or milestone dates apply?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  28. What is the published IT load in MW?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  31. What is the published facility load in MW?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  34. What is the published import capacity in MVA?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  37. 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.

  38. Which reinforcements does the connection depend on, and what dates are published?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  39. Which grid works require planning, and what is their current consent status and dated programme?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  40. Which connection-policy conditions apply, and when could they be satisfied?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  45. What battery storage is evidenced, and at what scope?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  46. Does the applicable planning or connection policy require battery storage?

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

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

    Not established from the public records reviewed.

  52. Which checked country-grid sources and location-specific constraints apply to this connection?

    No country-context relationship has been established for this record.

  53. Identify network and customer works, upstream reinforcement, land and wayleaves, taxes, fees, securities, contingency and the price base.

    Connection-cost scope question.

  54. Resolve the energisation input: A dated, document-verified import-MVA rung for the assessed scope.

    This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.

  55. 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.

  56. Resolve the energisation input: Connection-dependent reinforcement scope and completion dates

    This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.

  57. Resolve the energisation input: Grid-works planning status and programme

    This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.

  58. Resolve the energisation input: Applicable connection-policy conditions and programme

    This missing input leaves an energisation bound unknown.

  59. Obtain a published complete connection scope with voltage, configuration and measured quantities.

    This scope or reference gap prevents a complete indicative connection capex band.

  60. 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 power notes and source context
Class DNo qualifying ladder rung

CSEA’s desktop assessment identifies Waterford 110 kV and Cullenagh 220 kV, plus crossing overhead lines; it establishes no import MVA, demand offer or energisation date for this parcel. ESB’s December 2025 DNDP lists Mount Misery as 38 kV, superseding CSD’s conflicting 110 kV description. The actual Great Island–Belview maritime consent MAC240021, commencing 25 September 2025, was reviewed on 29 September 2026. It expressly excludes planning permission and requires further authorisations before works. This is regional context, not proof of a connection to Mullinabro, available import capacity or energisation.

Demand MVA not published. No site demand MVA or operator-confirmed headroom is published. ESB lists Mount Misery as 38 kV; the submission also names wider 110/220 kV infrastructure. Voltage, regional reinforcement and nearby generation do not establish parcel capacity.

Historic generation and industrial use do not establish transferable demand rights. Published capacities retain their original units and scope.

Opportunity Score · Withheld: assessment incomplete

A sourced scenario assessment has not passed every gate. Existing record evidence is retained; missing assessments are not scored as zero.

  • Power (30%): Not assessed

    No sourced scenario assessment recorded.

    Source references: Not supplied
  • Land (20%): Not assessed

    No sourced scenario assessment recorded.

    Source references: Not supplied
  • Fibre (15%): Not assessed

    No sourced scenario assessment recorded.

    Source references: Not supplied
  • Planning (20%): Not assessed

    No sourced scenario assessment recorded.

    Source references: Not supplied
  • Demand (15%): Not assessed

    No sourced scenario assessment recorded.

    Source references: Not supplied

Source references are supplied by the analyst. IDs are not resolved or verified by this display; their evidence and relevance still require review.

Why the score is withheld

  • power: assessment missing or invalid
  • power: explanation and source IDs required
  • land: assessment missing or invalid
  • land: explanation and source IDs required
  • fibre: assessment missing or invalid
  • fibre: explanation and source IDs required
  • planning: assessment missing or invalid
  • planning: explanation and source IDs required
  • demand: assessment missing or invalid
  • demand: explanation and source IDs required
  • control gate: unknown
  • import gate: unknown
  • planning gate: unknown
  • marketing gate: blocked
  • Power class D or unverified: score withheld

Land control, import rights, planning and marketing must each be at least partially evidenced for the scenario. A named owner, a planning record or nearby infrastructure does not by itself pass these gates.

Power class D: no score is issued. Only Category A, B or an evidenced strong C route can be assessed.

Public marketing is recorded. This is not an off-market opportunity.

Scenario fit is an analyst assessment, not a probability, qualification, investment recommendation or proof of financeability. Partial gates still require diligence.

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Land control

Identified owner / counterparty
Legal landowner not verified

Ballagh Holdings Ltd, described in its September 2025 submission as a Limetree Global entity, asserts ownership. Public promotion was observed in the earlier review; the personal-profile source is withheld. This prevents an off-market claim but is not evidence of current title or a disposal mandate. Echelon’s August 2025 support letter indicates developer alignment; legal title, exclusivity and available independent development or operating control are not established. Personal ownership by the Geary brothers is not verified.

Planning & utilities

4 of 10 categories contain evidence. Status applies to the specific claim, not the whole site.

Land-use zoning

Partial evidence

Kilkenny adopted the Ferrybank–Belview framework through Variation 6 on 23 March 2026. The June 2026 final BETP matrix permits Data Centre and Energy Park uses. The proposed Mullinabro site boundary has not been matched to the adopted map, so BETP status and permission for this parcel remain unverified.

Sources & next check
Evidence reviewed 26 Sept 2026

Next check

Obtain the proposal’s red-line boundary and overlay it on the adopted Variation 6 zoning map. If BETP is confirmed, assess the final plan’s objectives, site constraints and application requirements; zoning compatibility does not grant planning permission.

Fibre & dark fibre

Partial evidence

Enet lists Waterford as a MAN town and ESB Telecoms lists Gracedieu, Waterford co-location. These are regional leads only. The Mullinabro planning-policy submission discusses infrastructure suitability but no site fibre entry, contracted service or diverse route was verified.

Sources & next check
Evidence reviewed 26 Sept 2026

Next check

Obtain a parcel-specific planning/utility drawing or carrier announcement. Distinguish Ferrybank, Waterford/Kilkenny from the unrelated Ferrybank Road, Arklow fibre application.

Ownership & development control

Partial evidence

Ballagh Holdings asserts ownership in its submission. Echelon’s August 2025 support letter expresses development interest; it does not establish legal title, an exclusive option or a binding operating agreement.

Sources & next check
Evidence reviewed 26 Sept 2026

Next check

Verify legal entity, folios, title and exact Echelon control or development rights.

Land, footprint & access

Partial evidence

Submission scopes conflict: JSA cites 63.6 ha; consultant folio areas KK11641 and KK37926F total 70.83 ha; the traffic study covers about 87.5 ha. CSEA’s western study is about 37 ha with 28 ha proposed building area. None is a reconciled net campus footprint.

Sources & next check
Evidence reviewed 26 Sept 2026

Next check

Reconcile folios and study boundaries to the adopted zoning and proposed campus red line before calculating developable area.

Not assessed

Planning & decisionsGrid & import rightsFlood, ground & environmentWater, cooling & heatDemand & location fitProgramme & delivery
Evidence still needed
  • Planning & decisions

    A current planning decision, conditions and any appeal or court proceedings still need to be checked.

  • Grid & import rights

    Site-specific import rights, available MVA, connection milestones and any transfer restrictions remain unverified.

  • Flood, ground & environment

    Flood risk, ground conditions, contamination, ecology, heritage, noise and air-quality constraints have not been fully assessed here.

  • Water, cooling & heat

    Water availability and discharge, cooling technology, peak demand, heat reuse and utility agreements remain to be verified.

  • 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

Each appointment retains its evidenced planning, feasibility or construction scope.

Planning consultant

Architect

Engineering consultant

Frank Fox & Associates

Civil infrastructure assessment, May 2024; construction-stage appointment not established.

CSD Engineering

Utilities assessment through Frank Fox, May 2024. Its Mount Misery 110 kV statement conflicts with later ESB 38 kV evidence.

Property consultant

Unlisted roles have no project-specific appointment recorded.

Sources

Publication dates remain as supplied in the source title or note. A review date does not establish a permission, transaction or connection date.

  1. Ballagh / John Spain Associates — September 2025 submission, CSEA feasibility and Echelon letterconsult.kilkenny.ie
  2. Kilkenny County Council — December 2025 chief executive report, submission KK-C330-65kilkennycoco.ie
  3. Kilkenny County Council — Variation 6 adopted 23 March 2026kilkennycoco.ie
  4. Kilkenny County Council — June 2026 adopted framework, zoning and infrastructurekilkennycoco.ie
  5. ESB Networks — DNDP Part 2, revised December 2025, p51: Mount Misery 38 kVmedia.esbnetworks.ie
  6. MARA — actual MAC240021 consent, 25 September 2025; expressly not development/planning permissionmaritimeregulator.ie
  7. MARA — July 2025 assessment MAC240021, p3: constrained 38 kV crossings and regional feeder proposalmaritimeregulator.ie
  8. Enet — Metropolitan Area Networks and access documentsenet.ie · Publication date unstated
  9. ESB Telecoms — fibre map and co-location sitesesb.ie · Publication date unstated
  10. Ferrybank–Belview adopted zoning map, Variation 6kilkennycoco.ie · Publication date unstated

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