EU data-center efficiency package delayed amid dispute over nuclear power
By Louis de Briant ( June 3, 2026, 12:09 GMT | Insight) -- An expected EU data-center energy-efficiency package has been postponed by the European Commission as EU member states challenge a proposed sustainability rating program that they say discriminates against nuclear power. The dispute centers on whether nuclear energy should qualify as a low-carbon source under the program. The package was expected to introduce a data-center rating system and pave the way for minimum performance standards.The EU energy-efficiency package for data centers has been postponed amid tensions over whether nuclear power should be recognized as a low-carbon energy source, according to two letters addressed to the European Commission seen by MLex....
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