Jurisdiction
European Union: AI Infrastructure Atlas
European Union carries 7 records on the AI Infrastructure Atlas as of September 2026: 7 verified at a primary source, 0 reported, 0 announced with no document yet, 0 searched and absent, and 0 open questions. By kind: water rules 1, reporting and efficiency duties 4, siting, permitting and tax 1, figure of record 1.
Water rules
1 record
The EU Water Resilience Strategy names data centres and promises water standards
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
The strategy states that the EU should aim to enhance water efficiency by at least 10 percent by 2030.
Reporting and efficiency duties
4 records
The Commission is preparing minimum performance standards for EU data centres
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
The study supports the development of minimum performance standards for data centres in Europe, aligned with existing EU reporting requirements.
Europe collects site level data centre figures and keeps them confidential
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
The database publishes information, indicators and sustainability indicators in an aggregated manner at Member State and Union level.
The EU data centre reporting scheme: what must be filed, and by when
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
The first filing date was 15 September 2024, and the annual date is 15 May thereafter.
EU law: data centres above 500 kW must publish their performance
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
The duty attaches at an installed information technology power demand of at least 500 kW.
Siting, permitting and tax
1 record
The Cloud and AI Development Act proposal ties European compute capacity to energy efficiency
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
The Commission adopted the proposal on 3 June 2026 and it carries the reference COM(2026) 502.
Figure of record
1 record
Europe's public compute build: 19 AI factories and 13 antennas
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
Nineteen AI factories have been established and thirteen AI factory antennas selected.
Answers
What people ask about European Union
Who decides what a data center may draw and must disclose in European Union?
The EU Water Resilience Strategy names data centres and promises water standards (verified). Each record page quotes the document and says what it changes for an operator, a utility or a community.
What must a data center report, and to whom in European Union?
The Commission is preparing minimum performance standards for EU data centres (verified); Europe collects site level data centre figures and keeps them confidential (verified); The EU data centre reporting scheme: what must be filed, and by when (verified); EU law: data centres above 500 kW must publish their performance (verified). Each record page quotes the document and says what it changes for an operator, a utility or a community.
Who decides where it may be built, and what it pays in European Union?
The Cloud and AI Development Act proposal ties European compute capacity to energy efficiency (verified). Each record page quotes the document and says what it changes for an operator, a utility or a community.
What has actually been measured in European Union?
Europe's public compute build: 19 AI factories and 13 antennas (verified). Each record page quotes the document and says what it changes for an operator, a utility or a community.
What has nobody settled in European Union?
No open question for European Union is on the ledger yet.
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- United States13
- European Union7
- Ireland2
- Netherlands1
- Germany1
- United Kingdom3
- Singapore1
- China2
- Malaysia1
- Global4
By kind
- Grid and large load rules4
- Water rules6
- Reporting and efficiency duties8
- Siting, permitting and tax7
- Figure of record6
- Open question4
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