EN 50600-4-9:2022

Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-9: Water Usage Effectiveness

Publication date:   Jun 15, 2023

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60.60 Standard published   Dec 23, 2022

CENELEC

CLC/TC 215 Electrotechnical aspects of telecommunication equipment

European Norm

35.020   Information technology (IT) in general | 35.110   Networking | 35.160   Microprocessor systems

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This document specifies the Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) as a KPI for quantifying the water consumption of a data centre during use phase of the data centre life cycle.
This document:
a) defines the Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) of a data centre;
b) introduces WUE measurement categories;
c) describes the relationship of this KPI to a data centre’s infrastructure, information technology equipment and information technology operations;
d) defines the measurement, the calculation and the reporting of the parameter;
e) provides information on the correct interpretation of the WUE.

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EN 50600-4-9:2022
60.60 Standard published
Dec 23, 2022