DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS
ASSESSING THE LEGISLATION LANDSCAPE IN EUROPE ’ S DATA CENTRE MARKET
Examining the new reporting measures for European data centres , Stephen Lorimer , Group Technical Director at Keysource , discusses the benefits of KPIs for operators to become more efficient while acknowledging the security risks and consequences of non-compliance with regulatory changes .
Data centres have become the backbone of the modern digital age , storing vast amounts of valuable information and serving as crucial hubs for the online services we rely on daily . They are also some of the world ’ s biggest consumers of power , so it is unsurprising that regulations surrounding our industry are under constant scrutiny . We are now facing several regulatory changes regarding our energy performance with the European Commission ’ s ( EC ) recast of its Energy Efficiency Directive ( EED ), setting out new and strict reporting requirements for data centres operating in the EU .
It is likely that from May 2024 , the EED will require all data centres in the EU with an annual energy use of over 2780 MWh to report their energy performance which in turn may be made public , with the directive set to be signed into law this year . There will be an increased requirement on enterprises and data centre operators to publish energy action audit plans publicly , and as the reporting period began in May 2023 , they ’ ll need to act quickly .
Reporting demands will require colocation operators to source data traffic and data storage statistics from their customers .
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