What is PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1 about?
PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1 is the first subpart of the 99th series that is a compilation of recommended Practices for improving the energy management (i.e., reduction of energy consumption and/or increases in energy efficiency) of data centres.
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It is historically aligned with the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centre Energy Efficiency (CoC) scheme operated by the Directorate-General Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) of the European Commission (EC), however, contains additional practices.
It is recognized that the practices included might not be universally applicable to all scales and business models of data centres or be undertaken by all parties involved in data centre operation, ownership or use.
Who is PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1 for?
PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1 on data centre facilities and infrastructures is useful for:
- Operators, vendors, consultants, academics, professional and national bodies
- Owners, operators, facility managers, ICT managers, project managers, main contractors
- Consulting engineers, architects, building designers and builders
- Designers, auditors, test and commissioning agents
- Facility and infrastructure integrators, suppliers of equipment
- Installers, maintainers
Why should you use PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1?
The energy consumption of data centres has become critical both from an environmental point of view (reduction of environmental footprint) and with respect to economic considerations (cost of energy) for the data centre operator.
PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1 specifies requirements and recommendations to support you in the design, planning, procurement, integration, installation, operation and maintenance of facilities and infrastructures within data centres.
PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1 provides information and communication technology (ICT) services that might also be useful for you to request or provide a list of the practices of PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1 that are implemented in a data centre to assist in the procurement of services that meet environmental or sustainability standards.
PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1 also acts as an education and reference document to assist you in identifying and implementing measures to improve the energy management of data centres. It also provides a common terminology and frame of reference for describing an energy management practice, avoiding doubt or confusion over terminology.
What’s changed since the last update?
PD CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021 supersedes PD CLC/TR 50600‑99‑1:2020, which is withdrawn.
CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2020:
- Update to recently agreed energy management practices and align with the 2021 edition of the EU Code of Conduct for data centres Best Practices document
- New practices added in 5.5, 6.5, 7.2.2, 7.2.3 and 7.2.4
- Re-arrangement of some practices and editorial improvements
- The practices on “Smart Grid” and “Capture Ready infrastructure” have been re-located to CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2021