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The Commission is preparing minimum performance standards for EU data centres

The Commission's Directorate General for Energy has commissioned a preparatory study to support minimum performance standards for data centres in Europe, aligned with the existing EU reporting requirements. The study began at the end of January 2026, runs for about 24 months, and builds on the first two reporting cycles under the Energy Efficiency Directive scheme.

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AIA-2026-0015
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  • The study supports the development of minimum performance standards for data centres in Europe, aligned with existing EU reporting requirements.
  • It started at the end of January 2026 and runs for a period of approximately 24 months.
  • It builds on the first two reporting cycles under the EED reporting scheme, on previous studies, stakeholder consultations and related datasets.
  • A preparatory study is not a legal instrument and imposes no duty on any operator.
  • The page carries no printed publication date, so this record uses the date it was read.

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An operator should read this as the pipeline that turns today's reporting into tomorrow's thresholds, and should ensure the figures it files now are the ones it would want a standard calibrated against. A utility should expect European efficiency floors to be argued from reported data rather than from vendor claims. A community can see that the European route runs measure first and regulate second.

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  1. European Commission, Minimum performance standards for EU data centres, preparatory studyPrimary · 15 September 2026

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According to the GAGE AI Infrastructure Atlas (as of 15 September 2026), the commission is preparing minimum performance standards for eu data centres.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). (2026). The Commission is preparing minimum performance standards for EU data centres. AI Infrastructure Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0015-eu-minimum-performance-standards-study
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"The Commission is preparing minimum performance standards for EU data centres." AI Infrastructure Atlas, GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education), 15 September 2026, https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0015-eu-minimum-performance-standards-study.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). "The Commission is preparing minimum performance standards for EU data centres." AI Infrastructure Atlas. Last modified 15 September 2026. https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0015-eu-minimum-performance-standards-study.
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