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China set a national data centre efficiency target and a renewables ramp

A special action plan jointly issued in July 2024 by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and two central bureaus set an average power usage effectiveness for data centres of below 1.5 by 2025 and an increase in the renewable energy utilisation rate of 10 percent a year.

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AIA-2026-0027
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Reporting and efficiency duties
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China
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  • The plan sets an average power usage effectiveness for data centres of less than 1.5 by 2025.
  • It aims to increase the utilisation rate of renewable energy in data centres by 10 percent annually.
  • It was issued jointly by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and two central bureaus.
  • The figures come from the Chinese government's own English language service, published 24 July 2024.
  • Reported claims of a tighter target of 1.25 for large data centres were not reachable at a Chinese government primary and are not printed here as verified.

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  1. 1.5 PUE ratio

    Average data centre power usage effectiveness target for 2025

    The State Council of the People's Republic of China, China sets green targets for data centers, primary source, as of .

  2. 10 percent per year

    Annual increase in renewable energy utilisation rate set by the plan

    The State Council of the People's Republic of China, China sets green targets for data centers, primary source, as of .

What it changes

For an operator, a utility or a community

An operator comparing efficiency regimes should note that China set a national average rather than a per site ceiling, which is a different instrument from the German statute. A utility should read the renewables ramp as the binding half of the plan. A community outside China still has a use for this row: it is the benchmark other governments cite when they argue their own targets are modest.

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  1. The State Council of the People's Republic of China, China sets green targets for data centersPrimary · 24 July 2024

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According to the GAGE AI Infrastructure Atlas (as of 15 September 2026), china set a national data centre efficiency target and a renewables ramp.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). (2026). China set a national data centre efficiency target and a renewables ramp. AI Infrastructure Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0027-china-green-low-carbon-data-centre-plan
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"China set a national data centre efficiency target and a renewables ramp." AI Infrastructure Atlas, GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education), 15 September 2026, https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0027-china-green-low-carbon-data-centre-plan.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). "China set a national data centre efficiency target and a renewables ramp." AI Infrastructure Atlas. Last modified 15 September 2026. https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0027-china-green-low-carbon-data-centre-plan.
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