EN 50600 data centre facilities and infrastructures series
A multi-part European series on how to plan, build and operate data centre buildings, power, cooling, cabling and security, plus the key performance indicator methods (such as PUE, renewable share, energy reuse, water use) that EU and German law now cite.
- 6requirementsin our own words
- 4editions DIN EN 50600-4-7, August 2020
- 0places where it is a duty of 30 assessed
- 18 Oct 2026last checkedat the sources below
Where it applies
It is voluntary in the 30 places assessed. The outcome holds under the conditions shown and says nothing about any one site.
| Where | Outcome | Basis | Conditions | Authority and route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 30 places | Applies | Voluntary In force | None stated No law in this country requires it; customers, lenders or tenders decide. | Not stated |
What it asks for
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan the building, power, cooling, cabling and security of a data centre to a chosen class from the series. | Design basis document stating the target classes and the series parts used Drawing, checked by document review | M&E lead | Once Governance, one site |
| Choose the redundancy of power distribution to match the availability class. | Single-line diagrams and redundancy analysis Drawing, checked by document review | M&E lead | On each change Technical limit, one site |
| Choose the redundancy of cooling and its failure behaviour to match the class. | Cooling schematics and failure-mode analysis Drawing, checked by document review | M&E lead | On each change Technical limit, one site |
| Zone the site by protection class and control entry to each zone. | Zoning plan and access-control records Record, checked by document review | Security lead | Continuous Technical limit, one site |
| Measure efficiency indicators (energy, renewable share, heat reuse, water) with the series' stated methods, as EU and German law cite them. | Metering concept and KPI calculations Meter data, checked by document review | M&E lead | Every year Disclosure, one site |
| Document operation and maintenance management in line with the series' operations part. | Operations manual and maintenance schedules Policy, checked by document review | Site manager | Continuous Governance, one site |
Editions
Which text is in force, from when, and which one it replaced.
| Edition | Status | Published | In effect | Replaces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIN EN 50600-4-7, August 2020 Part 4-7 (edition cited in EnEfG Anlage 3) | Current Edition as cited by German law; may have newer editions. | Not stated | Not stated | None named |
| DIN EN 50600-4-6, November 2020 Part 4-6 (edition cited in EnEfG Anlage 3) | Current Edition as cited by German law; may have newer editions. | Not stated | Not stated | None named |
| DIN EN 50600-4-3, November 2020 Part 4-3 (edition cited in EnEfG Anlage 3) | Current Edition as cited by German law; may have newer editions. | Not stated | Not stated | None named |
| DIN EN 50600-4-2, August 2019 Part 4-2 (edition cited in EnEfG Anlage 3) | Current Edition as cited by German law; may have newer editions. | Not stated | Not stated | None named |
About the programme
- Scheme owner
- CENELEC (CLC/TC 215)
- Assessed by
- Not specified
- Scope
- site
- Levels
- availability, protection and energy-efficiency classes (per series structure)
- Validity
- No scheme-wide certificate cycle found on an official page; conformity claims depend on the assessor chosen.
- Accreditation route
- not stated by the series owner on a reachable page
- Who asks for it
- Regulator, Public tenders, Enterprise and colocation customers
- Where it is used
- EU (cited by Delegated Regulation 2024/1364 and German EnEfG); series also used outside the EU
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
- Gesetze im Internet (German federal law)read 18 Oct 2026
Not legal advice. Confirm each duty against the text itself.