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1. pbasista · 1790772235 · focus · HN ↗

   From the article:

   > The European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) obliges data centers with an installed capacity of at least 500 kilowatts (kW) to report data including their energy and water consumption. In practice, few do so, despite the directive being in effect for three years.

   I do not understand how that is even possible.

   If any law is supposed to have any practical impact on the society, it needs to be enforced. Otherwise it is a guideline at best, not a law.

   I think what would help is for these companies to each receive strict and hefty fines for non-disclosing the electricity and water consumption data they are obliged to disclose.

   I assume that after that they would report all the required data very quickly.

   1. bearjaws · 1790777128 · focus · HN ↗

      It's probably because that 500kw number is too arbitrary. I work in a single warehouse with robotics based logistics that uses 500kw. Nobody is asking us how much water we use.

      Reality is if a regulation is too broad it tends to get overwhelmed and dies when it requires 100 people to enforce.

      Even a basic in house data center can push 100kw with a few servers.

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