The EU will force data centers to disclose how much water and energy they are using

• Data centers will get a label, just like your fridge or dishwasher
• Energy and water consumption must be reported by 500kW+ sites
• The EC also wants to know how resources are being balanced in relation to local strains

The European Commission has proposed a new rating scheme for data centers in a bid to have them report metrics like energy efficiency and water consumption more transparently.

Upcoming changes fall under the new Data Center Energy Efficiency Package, which introduces a new common, EU-wide rating scheme much like what we're already familiar with for household appliances.

Crucially, the changes now affect smaller campuses with a power demand of at least 500kW, whereas only much larger sites were impacted before the new rules.

European data centers must report efficiency statistics more openly

Some of the new metrics include total energy and water consumption, Power Usage Effectiveness (a figure we're already familiar with...

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