I don't know if it is the same in Ireland but in the UK the price paid for energy at any given time is the highest from all the sources used to meet demand.
So if AI forces expensive fossil fuels to be added to support demand that would otherwise have been met from lower cost renewable energy, then everyone pays the higher price.
Nina Cried Power
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