Data Center Sustainability Compliance Reporting
The regulatory landscape is changing, quickly.
As digital transformation continues to accelerate globally, the rising demand for data centers inevitably leads to increased energy consumption, carbon emissions, and water usage. Global awareness regarding sustainability is on the rise, prompting the emergence of key regulatory frameworks, such as the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), California Title 24 in the USA, Singapore's Data Centre Energy Efficiency Scheme (DCS), Australia's National Built Environment Rating System (NABERS), and United States SEC Climate Risk Disclosures. With so many emerging reporting regulations to keep track of, it can be challenging to know where to start.
Most operators expect carbon emissions reporting requirements soon — yet many are unprepared.
Uptime Institute Global Survey of IT and Data Center Managers (SEPT 2022)
SUSTAINABILITY SIMPLIFIED: Nlyte's Compliance Reporting Solution
The Nlyte Data Center Sustainability Compliance Reporting Solution simplifies compliance reporting. It offers a holistic dashboard for real-time sustainability measures and a reporting framework with industry-defined calculations and metrics to simplify sustainability compliance reporting. Additionally, this solution features the Nlyte® Data Center Sustainability Index™ (DCSI), an integrated score offering an immediate overview of your data center's overall sustainability.
Ensure your organization's compliance with precise data and powerful reporting tools only Nlyte can provide.
The Nlyte Data Center Sustainability Compliance Reporting Solution consists of:
- The Data Center Sustainability Dashboard: Eight, industry defined metrics and one composite measure called the Data Center Sustainability Index™
- Compliance Reporting Framework: Calculations, metrics and trends needed to support ESG, sustainability and carbon sourcing reporting mandated by emerging legislation
Key Measures:
- Data Center Energy Consumption: The amount of electricity used by a data center to power its equipment. Data center energy consumption is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
- Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE): A measure of the efficiency of a data center’s power usage. PUE is calculated by dividing the total power consumed by the data center by the power consumed by the IT equipment.
- Total CO2: The total amount of carbon dioxide emitted by a data center. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.
- Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE):A measure of the efficiency of a data center’s carbon emissions. CUE is calculated by dividing the total carbon emissions by the energy consumed by the IT equipment. A lower CUE indicates more efficient carbon emissions.
- Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE): A measure of the efficiency of a data center’s water usage. WUE is calculated by dividing the total water consumed by the data center by the water consumed by the IT equipment. A lower WUE indicates more efficient water usage.
- Cooling Efficiency: The ratio of the amount of heat removed from a data center to the amount of energy used to remove the heat. A higher cooling efficiency indicates more efficient cooling.
- Average Delta T (ΔT): The difference between the temperature of the air entering a data center and the temperature of the air leaving the data center. A lower ΔT indicates more efficient cooling.
- Underutilized Servers: Servers that are not being used to their full capacity. Underutilized servers can waste energy and resources.
- Nlyte® Data Center Sustainability Index™ (DCSI): A single, aggregated score that measures the overall sustainability of your data center. The DCSI is calculated by comparing your data center’s performance to industry-defined sustainability benchmarks.
