The European Commission is consulting stakeholders on what the legal framework for energy efficiency should look like after 2030.

The European Commission has published its draft EU scheme for rating the sustainability of data centres. It is open for feedback until 23 April 2026.

The European Commission has launched a study exploring EU minimum performance standards for data centres. A stakeholder consultation is now underway.

The European Commission opened the consultation on the Electrification Action Plan which will promote the switch from fossil fuels to electricity by addressing the key barriers, and by building on existing EU legislation.

The first technical report from the study supporting the establishment of an EU assessment system for the sustainability of data centres has been published.

On 14 March, European Commission adopted the Delegated Act on data centres under the new Energy Efficiency Directive. The Delegated Act was transmitted to the Parliament and Council for the scrutiny period.

The second stakeholder workshop on the energy performance of data centres was hosted on 3 March 2023. The workshops are part of the technical study regarding reporting requirements for data centres in the prospective recast Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)....

The European Commission’s DG ENER, together with Viegand Maagøe and COWI, is organising a stakeholder workshop dedicated to the provisions on data centres that are part of the proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) recast....