China establishes environmental goals for data centers
China has introduced an action plan focusing on the green development of data centers, outlining specific goals to expedite the sector's transition to low-carbon operations.
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China has introduced a detailed action plan focused on the green development of data centers, setting forth clear objectives to expedite the sector's low-carbon transition.
By 2025, the aim is to reduce the average power usage effectiveness (PUE) of data centers—a key indicator of energy efficiency—to below 1.5. This goal is outlined in the plan, which was issued on Tuesday by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and two other central government agencies.
The plan also targets a 10 percent annual increase in the use of renewable energy within data centers.
Recognized as a crucial infrastructure for the growth of new quality productive forces, data centers in China are experiencing rapid energy consumption growth. It is anticipated that the power usage of data centers in the country will increase by 15 percent annually.
By the end of 2030, the action plan envisions data centers across China achieving internationally advanced levels of average PUE, and energy and carbon efficiency per unit of computing power, with a further enhancement in the utilization rate of renewable energy.
To achieve these targets, China plans to optimize the layout of data centers, enforce stricter energy and water use efficiency standards for new projects, support the energy-saving and carbon reduction transformation of existing projects, and encourage the adoption of energy-saving technologies and equipment.
Industry statistics indicate that China's total computing power scale is now the second-largest globally. As of the end of 2023, the number of data center racks in use in China exceeded 8.1 million.
Olivia Brown contributed to this report for TROIB News
By 2025, the aim is to reduce the average power usage effectiveness (PUE) of data centers—a key indicator of energy efficiency—to below 1.5. This goal is outlined in the plan, which was issued on Tuesday by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and two other central government agencies.
The plan also targets a 10 percent annual increase in the use of renewable energy within data centers.
Recognized as a crucial infrastructure for the growth of new quality productive forces, data centers in China are experiencing rapid energy consumption growth. It is anticipated that the power usage of data centers in the country will increase by 15 percent annually.
By the end of 2030, the action plan envisions data centers across China achieving internationally advanced levels of average PUE, and energy and carbon efficiency per unit of computing power, with a further enhancement in the utilization rate of renewable energy.
To achieve these targets, China plans to optimize the layout of data centers, enforce stricter energy and water use efficiency standards for new projects, support the energy-saving and carbon reduction transformation of existing projects, and encourage the adoption of energy-saving technologies and equipment.
Industry statistics indicate that China's total computing power scale is now the second-largest globally. As of the end of 2023, the number of data center racks in use in China exceeded 8.1 million.
Olivia Brown contributed to this report for TROIB News
