Coverage details thresholds, timeline and weak reporting compliance
4 Sep 21 12:10 PM · 2d ago · 6 articles · 1 source · development 4 of 4
Outlets confirmed the rules cover sites of 500 kW or more, that labels will be auto-generated from data companies already report, that only 36% of sites currently disclose that data, and that mandatory minimum performance standards are planned for spring 2027.
Dan Jørgensen EU Energy CommissionerTeresa Ribera EU Vice President for Clean Transition
European Commission EU executive bodyEuropean Data Center Association industry lobby group
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If only we could get something like that over here... The EU will force data centers to disclose their energy and water use - Engadget https://www. engadget.com/2264607/the-eu-wi ll-force-data-centers-to-disclose-their-energy-and-water-use/ # EU # DataCenters # Energy # Water # Tech
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Unpopular opinion but we are regulating ourselves into oblivion. But technologically particularly for AI and software, EU is way behind in the race. Compared to the Chinese and Americans might as well be a yapping dog for all its influence. AI datacentres run on electricity, not on coal. It's not based on steam age technology. Tech companies have…
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Under intense community pressure, EU moves to curb energy and water for data centres https://www. euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09 /21/eu-moves-to-curb-energy-and-water-for-data-centres We cannot trust the EU or any political system to protect us against Big Tech. Politics is owned by Big Tech. The only place Big Tech doesn't own is the community.
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it is stealing when your work is scraped without your permission, just because it's on the internet doesn't mean it's devoid of copyright It's not stealing. At best it might POTENTIALLY be copyright infringement but likely it isn't even that. Words have meanings. Use them appropriately. that's the problem that i and basically everyone else who…
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You don't really want these companies drilling random wells. Residential wells don't have much of impact, but these companies would be drawing a massive amounts of water. Aquifers aren't infinite and you can be damn sure that these companies won't care that they are overdrafting, increasing salinity or just generally polluting the groundwater.
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My dad’s summer house utility rates are higher because it’s not a permanent human residency, so he drilled his own well. What I mean is the legal framework and local specialized services for a solution exists already, now we just need to scale it up a notch.
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How about demanding data centers find different way to cool & power their sloppy shit beyond leeching off the tax payers while destroying our potable fucking water. How about that????
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Yeah I'd love to have a competitive "spirit" like amazon, having half the workers on food stamps while being unable to take a piss, fuck that noise
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Labelling this shit as green and wanting to allow all the AI companies to do whatever they want with our data. EU commission is corrupt as ever
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I know, but it's not alway true. They kill who they are ok with killing. There're still a lot of corruption around highest ranks
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For now. Shit like this gets patched within years in the EU. No amount of money can withstand that.
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They’ll subsides their plan to make it more environmentally friendly. Incentive to be better (/s)
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