Event Brief
EU sustainability rules target data centres' water use
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 12:09 PM ET
Summary: The European Commission unveiled new sustainability rules requiring monitoring of energy and water consumption at data centres. The rules include monitoring requirements now, while minimum performance requirements are planned to be introduced in 2027.
WHO: European Commission
WHAT: Unveiled sustainability rules to monitor energy and water consumption of data centres
WHEN: 2026
WHERE: European Union
WHY: To curb data centres' energy and water consumption through sustainability monitoring and later minimum performance requirements.
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