EU datacenter green scorecard finally escapes Brussels
It includes a common EU rating scheme and electronic label intended to make facilities' environmental performance easier to compare. A separate 12-week consultation asks whether minimum standards should be introduced to phase out the least efficient technologies.The scheme will cover individual datacenters with a power demand above 500 kW. Their electronic labels will draw on sustainability data operators already report under the EU's Energy Efficiency Directive, including energy and water use, waste heat reuse, clean energy, and interaction with the electricity grid.
- ▪It includes a common EU rating scheme and electronic label intended to make facilities' environmental performance easier to compare.
- ▪A separate 12-week consultation asks whether minimum standards should be introduced to phase out the least efficient technologies.The scheme will cover individual datacenters with a power demand above 500 kW.
- ▪Their electronic labels will draw on sustainability data operators already report under the EU's Energy Efficiency Directive, including energy and water use, waste heat reuse, clean energy, and interaction with the electricity grid.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); on-prem EU datacenter green scorecard finally escapes Brussels Long-delayed sustainability labels land as Commission eyes minimum efficiency standards Carly Page Carly Page Published tue 22 Sep 2026 // 14:32 UTC READ MORE Alibaba Cloud plans six-year stroll to 20GW of datacenters, reveals chip to power them 7 hours ago Perpetual underdog AMD nips at Nvidia's heels as it joins the $1T club 16 hours ago AI can't outprompt a shortage of power, water, and land 20 hours ago Schneider says…
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