About CENELEC
The European Electrotechnical Committee for Standardization is one of three European Standardization Organizations (together with CEN and ETSI) that have been officially recognized by the European Union and by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as being responsible for developing and defining voluntary standards at European level.
CLC/TC 215 |
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Electrotechnical aspects of telecommunication equipment |
Project
| Reference | CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2021 |
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| Title | Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 99-2: Recommended practices for environmental sustainability |
| Project Number | 73144 |
| Abstract/Scope | This document is a compilation of recommended practices for improving the environmental sustainability of both new and existing data centres. Environmental impacts consider not just those associated with electricity but also water usage and other pollutants. It is recognized that the practices included are not 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. |
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Withdrawn
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| date of Availability (DAV) | 2021-08-13 |
| ICS | 13.020.20 - Environmental economics. Sustainability 35.020 - Information technology (IT) in general 35.110 - Networking 35.160 - Microprocessor systems |
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Implementation Dates
| date of Ratification (DOR) (1) | 2021-07-26 |
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| date of Availability (DAV) (2) | 2021-08-13 |
| date of Announcement (DOA) (3) | - |
| date of Publication (DOP) (4) | - |
| date of Withdrawal (DOW) (5) | - |
Relations
| Supersedes | CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2019 |
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| Superseded by | CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2023 |
(1) Date of ratification (dor) date when the Technical Board notes the approval of an EN (and HD for CENELEC), from which time the standard may be said to be approved
(2) Date of availability (dav) date when the definitive text in the official language versions of an approved CEN/CENELEC publication is distributed by the Central Secretariat
(3) Date of announcement (doa) latest date by which the existence of an EN (and HD for CENELEC), a TS or a CWA has to be announced at national level
(4) Date of publication (dop) latest date by which an EN has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
(5) Date of withdrawal (dow) latest date by which national standards conflicting with an EN (and HD for CENELEC) have to be withdrawn
(6) This list of normative references is purely indicative. The only official list of normative reference is the list of the published standard.
In the case of undated standard, a link to the last dated version is provided.
In the case of series, a link to each standard identified in the series is provided.
We also invite you to check (via the website) whether corrigenda and/or amendments shall be read in conjunction with the main standard.
(7) Estimated dates to be confirmed at the publication of the standards.