CLAIM-2026-10-12-19

The first aggregate published from the European database covers 776 data centres and 16.7 TWh of electricity consumption with a weighted average PUE of 1.36, across 18 member states, and the Commission states participation is incomplete.

Why it matters

It is the first count of data centres anywhere with a legal definition and a power threshold behind it, which is what makes it comparable year on year in a way a directory listing is not.

Sources

• dcd2026eed