CENELEC - EN 50600-4-9
Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-9: Water Usage Effectiveness
| Organization: | CENELEC |
| Publication Date: | 1 December 2022 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 30 |
| ICS Code (Networking): | 35.110 |
| ICS Code (Microprocessor systems): | 35.160 |
| ICS Code (Information technology (IT) in general): | 35.020 |
scope:
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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