UNE EN 50600-4-9:2022
Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-9: Water Usage Effectiveness (Endorsed by Asociación Española de Normalización in February of 2023.)
Tecnología de la información. Infraestructuras e instalaciones de centros de datos. Parte 4-9: Eficacia de la utilización del agua (Ratificada por la Asociación Española de Normalización en febrero de 2023.)
| Standard number: | UNE EN 50600-4-9:2022 |
| Pages: | 28 |
| Released: | 2023-02-01 |
| Status: | Standard |
UNE EN 50600-4-9:2022
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.