The European Commission is taking a closer look at data centres that consume vast amounts of electricity, water and computing resources around the clock. Brussels has proposed a common rating scheme to make the environmental impact of these facilities more transparent. The initial requirements will cover individual data centres with installed IT capacity above 500 kW. The initiative comes as the European Union plans to triple its total data centre capacity over the next five to seven years. Artificial...
Modified: 09/23/2026