European data-centre regulation tracker
The rules a data centre answers to in 29 European countries and in the EU: what is in force, what is coming, who it applies to, the dates that matter, and a dated log of every change.
- 29country pages26 EU Member States
- 113rules trackedRegulation tracker, updated 19 Oct 2026
- 6EU rulesapply in every Member State
- 104latest changes loggedsee the feed
By country
Each page lists the national rules first, then the EU rules every Member State applies.
- Austria 17 rules, 13 in force, 11 national
- Belgium 9 rules, 6 in force, 3 national
- Bulgaria 9 rules, 5 in force, 3 national
- Croatia 11 rules, 8 in force, 5 national
- Cyprus 8 rules, 5 in force, 2 national
- Czechia 10 rules, 7 in force, 4 national
- Denmark 11 rules, 8 in force, 5 national
- Estonia 7 rules, 4 in force, 1 national
- Finland 13 rules, 7 in force, 7 national
- France 7 rules, 4 in force, 1 national
- Germany 11 rules, 7 in force, 5 national
- Greece 12 rules, 8 in force, 6 national
- Hungary 9 rules, 6 in force, 3 national
- Ireland 7 rules, 4 in force, 1 national
- Italy 7 rules, 4 in force, 1 national
- Latvia 9 rules, 6 in force, 3 national
- Lithuania 10 rules, 7 in force, 4 national
- Malta 9 rules, 6 in force, 3 national
- Norway 5 rules, 4 in force, 5 national
- Poland 10 rules, 5 in force, 4 national
- Portugal 9 rules, 5 in force, 3 national
- Romania 8 rules, 5 in force, 2 national
- Slovakia 9 rules, 4 in force, 3 national
- Slovenia 8 rules, 4 in force, 2 national
- Spain 7 rules, 3 in force, 1 national
- Sweden 11 rules, 5 in force, 5 national
- Switzerland 4 rules, 4 in force, 4 national
- the Netherlands 8 rules, 5 in force, 2 national
- the United Kingdom 8 rules, 2 in force, 8 national
EU rules
These apply in every Member State and appear on each country page.
| Rule | Status | Applies to | Next date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EED reporting, Article 12 and Delegated Regulation 2024/1364 | In force | New and existing sites. Data centres ≥500 kW installed IT power | 15 May 2027, next annual report |
| EED waste heat, Article 26(6) | In force | New and existing sites. Data centres >1 MW total rated energy input | Ongoing duty |
| EED energy management systems, Article 11 | In force as a Directive duty on Member States; deadline not yet reached | Enterprises, including data-centre operators, with average annual energy consumption above 85 TJ (23.6 GWh) over the previous three years, all energy carriers together | 11 October 2027, certified energy management system in place |
| EU rating scheme, delegated regulation adopted 21 Sep 2026 | Adopted, in Parliament and Council scrutiny | New and existing sites. Same ≥500 kW reporting population | In force 20 days after Official Journal publication, if not objected to |
| EU minimum performance standards | Consultation open | Not yet defined | 14 December 2026, consultation closes |
| Cloud and AI Development Act, COM(2026) 502 | Proposal, with Parliament and Council | Cloud and AI infrastructure providers broadly | No fixed date |
Dates to watch
The next dates across Europe, soonest first. Every year: Germany's register report is due by 31 March, Belgium's Brussels-region report by 31 March, Cyprus's data publication by 30 April, and the EU database and French reports by 15 May, each covering the previous calendar year.
- 26 Oct 2026House of Lords report stage of the United Kingdom's Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which would regulate data centres from 1 MW rated IT load
- 16 Nov 2026Deadline for the lead committee of Slovakia's National Council to discuss the government's energy efficiency bill, which would add data centre reporting from 1 January 2027
- 14 Dec 2026The EU Commission's minimum performance standards consultation and call for evidence closes
- 31 Dec 2026Deadline for existing data centres above 1 MW in Czechia to meet the waste-heat duty
- 31 Dec 2026Scottish Government due to report back to the Scottish Parliament on national planning guidance for hyperscale data centres
- 1 Jan 2027Germany's EnEfG 100% renewable-electricity requirement takes effect, unless Drucksache 21/8027 passes first and moves it to 1 January 2030
- 1 Jan 2027The United Kingdom's amended Climate Change Agreements regulations come into force and cover data facilities with an electricity supply of at least 200 kW
- 1 Jan 2027Proposed entry into force of Sweden's draft law on cost-benefit analysis and waste heat use for data centres above 1 MW, if it is adopted
- 1 Jan 2027Proposed entry into force of Slovakia's energy efficiency bill, with data centre reporting above 500 kW of installed IT power, if it is adopted
- 1 Jan 2027End of the transition for the waste-heat rule in Article 23 of the Energy Act of Schaffhausen, a canton of Switzerland
Latest changes
The newest entries of the change log, with the country each belongs to.
- 19 Oct 2026Act 866 of 7 October 2026 amending the Electricity Supply Act (grid connection prioritisation and refusal): next date now Order 892 in force since 19 October 2026 (was Order 892 takes effect 19 October 2026). Denmark
- 19 Oct 2026Order 892 of 9 October 2026 on prioritising capacity and refusal at capacity limits in the public electricity grid, sections 8, 14, 16 and 18: status now In force since 19 October 2026 (was Issued; published 15 October 2026, in force from 19 October 2026). Denmark
- 19 Oct 2026Order 892 of 9 October 2026 on prioritising capacity and refusal at capacity limits in the public electricity grid, sections 8, 14, 16 and 18: next date now Ongoing (was 19 October 2026, entry into force). Denmark
- 18 Oct 2026Added to the tracker: EED energy management systems, Article 11 (In force as a Directive duty on Member States; deadline not yet reached). EU
- 17 Oct 2026Added to the tracker: Scottish Parliament motion S7M-01177 on hyperscale data centres, as amended (Motion agreed on 16 September 2026. It is a motion, not legislation. The Scottish Government has committed to national planning guidance by the end of 2026). United Kingdom
- 16 Oct 2026Added to the tracker: Energy Efficiency Act, article 70a (public disclosure by data centres), created by paragraph 24 of the act amending the Renewable Energy Act (State Gazette 47 of 10 June 2025) (In force since 10 June 2025 (State Gazette 47 of 10 June 2025; the amending act takes effect on publication)). Bulgaria