EU Energy Efficiency Directive Reveals Low Water and Power Usage Effectiveness in Data Centers
DATA AND AI INFRASTRUCTURE
According to the EU's Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), ******* recorded the lowest average water usage effectiveness (WUE) among Member States, indicating low water consumption in its data center sector. Furthermore, data shows that ********* facilities had the lowest average power usage effectiveness (PUE) among major data center types. The EED mandates that large data centers submit energy consumption and efficiency metrics to an EU database to monitor and improve the sector's overall energy performance.

Mar 11, 2026, 6:00 AM