Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364: data centre reporting scheme and rating scheme
Sets what a data centre operator reports to the European database each year (identification items and performance indicators on energy, water, heat reuse, renewable share) and the measurement methods; a second delegated act on the rating scheme is adopted but not yet published.
- 10requirementsin our own words
- 2editions Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364
- 27places where it is a duty of 30 assessed
- 18 Oct 2026last checkedat the sources below
Where it applies
It is a duty in 27 of 30 places, and 1 needs a closer read. The outcome holds under the conditions shown and says nothing about any one site.
| Where | Outcome | Basis | Conditions | Authority and route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia | Applies | Required by law In force | From 500 kW (installed information technology power demand, per data centre)Exempt: data centres used for, or serving exclusively, defence and civil protection EU rule applies in every Member State; national authority and route differ. | Filed with: European database on data centres, via the national scheme where one exists |
| Germany | Applies | Required by law In force | From 500 kW (installed information technology power demand, per data centre)Exempt: data centres used for, or serving exclusively, defence and civil protection EU rule applies in every Member State; national authority and route differ. | federal government (Energieeffizienzregister) Filed with: Energieeffizienzregister and the European database |
| France | Applies | Required by law In force | From 500 kW (installed information technology power demand, per data centre)Exempt: data centres used for, or serving exclusively, defence and civil protection EU rule applies in every Member State; national authority and route differ. | Ministry for the energy transition Filed with: European platform; ARCEP data collection counts for sites already reporting to it |
| Netherlands | Applies | Required by law In force | From 500 kW (installed information technology power demand, per data centre)Exempt: data centres used for, or serving exclusively, defence and civil protection EU rule applies in every Member State; national authority and route differ. | RVO Filed with: RVO / European database |
| Norway | Needs review | Required by law Status not confirmed | None stated EEA relevance noted on the text; incorporation into the EEA Agreement and Norwegian law not checked. | Not stated |
| Switzerland, United Kingdom | Does not apply | Required by law In force | None stated EU law; not directly applicable outside the EU. | Not stated |
What it asks for
10 requirements, each in our own words with the evidence an assessor would expect and who on a site usually owns it. Read the clause itself on the scheme owner's page.
| Requirement | Evidence expected | Owner | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Send the Annex I identification items and Annex II indicators for the previous calendar year to the European database, through the national scheme where one exists. Applies to: reporting data centre (500 kW or more installed IT power) | Submission receipt or national portal confirmation with the data set Record, checked by document review | Compliance manager with Site manager | Every year 15 May each year (first cycle 15 Sept 2024) Filing, one site |
| Classify each site as enterprise, colocation or co-hosting, and as one structure or a group of structures. | Site classification note with building boundary Record, checked by document review | Compliance manager with Site manager | On each change at first report and on change Filing, one site |
| Measure total data centre energy with the method of the EN 50600-4-2 series or an equivalent. | Metering diagram, meter register and calibration records Meter data, checked by test | M&E lead with Site manager | Continuous annual with the filing Technical limit, one site |
| Measure IT equipment energy at the defined point (normally UPS output) using the first-category PUE method. | Meter location drawing and reading logs Meter data, checked by test | M&E lead with IT operations | Continuous annual with the filing Technical limit, one site |
| Measure potable water input with the water-use method of the EN 50600-4-9 series or an equivalent. | Water meter register and readings Meter data, checked by test | M&E lead with EHS | Continuous annual with the filing Technical limit, one site |
| Measure waste heat actually reused, net of any heat used to cool the data centre itself, using the EN 50600-4-6 method or an equivalent. Applies to: waste heat is reused | Heat meter readings at the export point and a deduction note Meter data, checked by test | M&E lead with Site manager | Continuous annual with the filing Technical limit, one site |
| Keep a record of every measurement point and measuring device used, for at least ten years. | Register of points and devices with install and replacement dates Record, checked by document review | M&E lead with Compliance manager | Continuous retain at least 10 years Record keeping, one site |
| Colocation operators: collect customer-side indicators, possibly through an anonymous internal reporting mechanism, and state the share of floor area the data covers while data is incomplete. Applies to: colocation data centre | Customer data request, anonymised collection log and a coverage percentage Contract, checked by document review | Compliance manager with Procurement | Every year before the annual filing Contractual, one site |
| Expect that individual site data is kept confidential by the Commission and Member States, and flag what you also publish yourself under national law. | Note of what is published locally versus held in the database Record, checked by document review | Compliance manager | Every year with the filing Governance, the organisation |
| Track the amending delegated act that sets up the rating scheme (adopted by the Commission, not yet in the Official Journal at the access date). | Watch-list entry and impact note on labels and extra data fields Record, checked by document review | Compliance manager | Continuous review each quarter Governance, the organisation |
Editions
Which text is in force, from when, and which one it replaced.
| Edition | Status | Published | In effect | Replaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delegated Regulation amending 2024/1364 (rating scheme), cited as 2026/7000 adopted by the Commission; Official Journal publication not found on EUR-Lex at access date | Adopted, not yet in force Commission report COM(2026) 500 of 21 Sep 2026 cites it; the tracker's act reference is C(2026) 3472 final. | Not stated | Not stated | Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364 |
| Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364 | Current | 17 May 2024 | Not stated | None named |
About the programme
- Scheme owner
- European Commission
- Assessed by
- A regulator or authority
- Scope
- data centre (one site)
- Levels
- reporting phase now; rating scheme next
- Validity
- Annual cycle; first reporting cycle ran in 2024.
- Regulator
- Member State authorities; European Commission
- Official body
- European Commission
- Who asks for it
- Regulator
- Where it is used
- EU27
Sources
Official bodies behind this page, each with the date we last read it.
- EUR-Lex (Official Journal of the EU)read 18 Oct 2026
Not legal advice. Confirm each duty against the text itself.