64% of EU data centres missed the first reporting deadline. Don’t be next.
The EU requires every data centre above 500kW to report 18 sustainability metrics annually. Germany goes further. Fines reach €10M. ComplyOne gives you regulation-specific compliance intelligence — not dashboards, not monitoring, actual citations.
64%
of data centres missed the first EED deadline
18
mandatory sustainability metrics per facility per year
€10M
maximum CSRD penalty (or 5% of turnover)
4
overlapping EU regulatory frameworks
Four regulations. Different rules. One deadline problem.
EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)
Every data centre above 500kW must report annually — energy consumption, PUE, water use, carbon emissions, waste heat reuse. 18 metrics total. First deadline: September 2024. Next: May 2026. Most operators don’t have the tools to calculate these correctly.
Germany’s Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG)
Lower threshold (300kW), stricter targets. PUE 1.5 by July 2027. 100% renewable electricity by January 2027. Waste heat reuse: 10% by July 2026, rising to 20% by 2028. Fines up to €100,000 per violation. ~500 facilities affected in Germany alone.
CSRD Sustainability Reporting
Large companies must report detailed sustainability metrics including Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Data centres are a separate reporting obligation. Non-compliance: up to €10M or 5% of turnover. Auditors will ask for evidence.
EU Taxonomy (Activity 8.1)
To qualify as “sustainable” for green financing, data centres must meet specific efficiency thresholds, follow the European Code of Conduct, and prove they do no significant environmental harm. Investors increasingly require Taxonomy alignment.
Monitoring tools tell you your PUE. They don’t tell you which law you’re breaking.
Every tool in this space — Nlyte, Schneider EcoStruxure, EkkoSense — is a monitoring platform that added compliance as an afterthought. They show you numbers. They don’t map those numbers to specific regulatory articles, tell you which deadlines you’re missing, or generate the exact reports regulators require.
The ComplyOne approach
ComplyOne starts from the regulation and works backwards. The same compliance intelligence engine that reviews contracts against GDPR Article 28 will assess your facility against EnEfG Section 11 — with specific citations, not generic alerts.
Key deadlines
September 2024
First EED reporting deadline (already passed)
Q1 2026
EU publishes Data Centre Energy Efficiency Package
May 2026
Second annual EED reporting deadline
July 2026
New German data centres must reuse 10% of waste heat
January 2027
Germany requires 100% renewable electricity
July 2027
Germany mandates PUE ≤ 1.5 for existing data centres
July 2028
Waste heat reuse minimum increases to 20%
What ComplyOne will do
Assess
Your facility against every applicable regulation — EED, EnEfG, CSRD, EU Taxonomy — in one report.
Calculate
All 18 KPIs using ISO/IEC 30134 methodology from your operational data.
Cite
The specific regulatory articles you’re violating, with deadlines and recommendations.
Generate
The exact reports required by regulators, in the correct format.
Frequently asked questions
Who needs to report under the EED?
Every data centre in the EU with IT power capacity above 500kW. In Germany, the threshold is lower: 300kW.
What are the 18 metrics?
Energy consumption, PUE, WUE, CUE, ERF, renewable energy percentage, Scope 1/2/3 emissions, waste heat reuse, facility details, cooling set points, and equipment age — calculated per ISO/IEC 30134.
What happens if I don’t comply?
Germany: fines up to €100,000 per violation. Under CSRD: up to €10M or 5% of turnover. The European Commission is also developing a sustainability rating scheme that will be public.
When is the next deadline?
May 2026 for the second annual EED report. Germany’s 100% renewable requirement takes effect January 2027.
Can I use my existing DCIM/BMS data?
Initially, you’ll enter data manually or upload a spreadsheet. Automated connectors for Schneider EcoStruxure, Nlyte, and generic BMS protocols are planned for H2 2026.
How is this different from my DCIM tool?
DCIM tools monitor your infrastructure. ComplyOne assesses your compliance. We don’t replace your DCIM — we add the regulatory intelligence layer on top. Your DCIM says “PUE is 1.6.” We say “EnEfG Section 11 requires 1.5 by July 2027, you’re 8% over, here’s what to fix.”
The next EED deadline is May 2026. Are you ready?
ComplyOne’s data centre sustainability module launches Q2 2026.