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EED delegated report due early May — what's the rush?

The European Commission will soon publish its delegated report, recommending a data center rating scheme and performance standards. The accelerated timeline is too short to facilitate meaningful evaluation of these topics.

 
31 Jan 2025
More scrutiny and obligations as governments back data centers

Data centers are being included in national development plans as a source of economic growth. While this will ease operators’ access to land and power, it will also lead to more scrutiny from government and regulation.

 
16 Jan 2025
United Nations specs for IT efficiency: more work required

If adopted, the UNEP U4E server and storage product technical specifications may create a confusing and counter-productive regulatory structure. The current proposals are as likely to limit as improve data center operations' efficiency

 
20 Dec 2024
Data center resource use will raise deep questions — and opposition

As AI supercharges the growth in data center energy demands, new developments are likely to be increasingly politicized. Central governments may support their expansion, but opposition from local authorities and environmentalists will grow.

25 Nov 2024
UN body’s data center guidelines cause concern

The UNEP U4E initiative has proposed guidelines for data center design and operation and server and storage product efficiency requirements. These have far-reaching implications for data center operations in developing countries.

 
17 Sep 2024
EED reporting limps out of the gate

The European Database on Data Centres is operational, but EU member state processes to provide required IDs are still being finalized. Operators should begin the data submittal process as member state coordinator(s) are assigned.

 
9 Aug 2024
Shaky start for Europe’s EED legislation

The Netherlands has started to publish data center EED information and KPI reports — the first EU nation to do so — but with only 25% of reported IT space including data on energy and water use, the 2024 data report will not provide meaningful data.

19 Jul 2024
Europe taxes waste heat recovery: can data centers make it work?

According to a recent court ruling, European organizations are required to charge value added tax (VAT) on waste heat that they give away for free. This calls into question the economics of waste heat reuse.

REPLAY | Data Centers and EU EED Reporting: Content and Timing Clarifications

Data Center reporting for the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) has been set for September 15, 2024. This webinar provides the current status and nuances of the reporting requirements as understood by Uptime Institute.

 
11 Jun 2024
EED reporting deadlines are clarified

The Netherlands and Germany have established data reporting requirements with early reporting dates. The European Commission is working with member states to validate their European Database on Data Centers so operators can meet the deadlines.

A deep dive into certificates for carbon-free energy

Energy attribute certificates (EACs) are becoming the preferred option for demonstrating the consumption of carbon-free and renewable energy. However, there is still some considerable debate regarding what type of EACs to use.

Briefing Reports 22 min read
 
21 May 2024
Data center sustainability standards

This briefing report identifies and describes a number of de facto standards and laws used in the field of data center sustainability and efficiency (for convenience, we use the term “standards” for all).

Maturity model for sustainability downplays site-level resiliency

Sometime after 2026, the EU is expected to adopt an upcoming version of CENELEC’s TS 50600-5-1 Maturity Model to assess data center sustainability. The current technical specification has some controversial elements.

Increased requirements for Scope 3 reporting and energy certificates

This report looks at the leading frameworks for carbon reporting with regards to energy attribute certificates (EACs) and Scope 3, including their sector-specific guidance (if any) for data centers.

Briefing Reports 24 min read
 
19 Apr 2024
Scope 3 accounting: once is not enough

The reporting of IT equipment Scope 1 to 3 emissions across the data center value chain can account for the same emissions up to six times. Sustainability efforts should favor achieving more efficient, less carbon-intensive operations.

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