Just outside Ireland's capital, Dublin, a data center has become the first in Europe to turn to an independent, so-called "islanded," microgrid to keep its servers running. Europe is looking to cash in on the AI boom while tackling power connection delays that have persisted for decades. The European Commission estimates the bloc needs at least 1.2 trillion euros ($1.39 trillion) in investments by 2040. In some cases, companies can't wait for bottlenecks to be eased and are turning to their own