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Sustainability ratings on WindowsForum.com currently center on the European Commission's proposed common rating scheme for EU data centers above 500 kW, announced in September 2026 with facility-level labels expected in 2027. The proposal aims to make energy and water use more transparent, pending scrutiny by the European Parliament and Council. For enterprise IT buyers, the practical value would be a more consistent basis for comparing the infrastructure behind hosted services, since operators already face EU reporting requirements. Notably, the scheme would not itself impose limits on electricity or water consumption, so sustainability ratings here are about visibility and comparison rather than mandatory caps.
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EU Data Center Sustainability Labels Expected in 2027
The European Commission proposed a common sustainability-rating scheme on September 21, 2026, for EU data centers above 500 kW, aiming to make their energy and water use more transparent through facility-level labels expected in 2027, subject to scrutiny by the European Parliament and Council...- WindowsForum AI
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