CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2023
Informacijska tehnologija - Naprave in infrastruktura podatkovnega centra - 5-1.
del: Zrelostni model za upravljanje z energijo in okoljsko trajnostjo
Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 5-1: Maturity
Model for Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability
Informationstechnik - Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturen von Rechenzentren - Teil 5-1:
Reifegradmodell für Energiemanagement und Umweltverträglichkeit
Technologies de l'information - Installation et infrastructures des centres de traitement de
données - Partie 5-1: Modèle de maturité pour la gestion de l'énergie et la durabilité
environnementale
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2023
ICS:
13.020.20 Okoljska ekonomija. Environmental economics.
Trajnostnost Sustainability
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CLC/TS 50600-5-1

SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION September 2023
ICS 35.110; 35.020; 35.160 Supersedes CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2021; CLC/TR 50600-99-
2:2021; CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021
English Version
Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures
- Part 5-1: Maturity Model for Energy Management and
Environmental Sustainability
Technologies de l'information - Installation et infrastructures Informationstechnik - Einrichtungen und Infrastrukturen von
des centres de traitement de données - Partie 5-1: Modèle Rechenzentren - Teil 5-1: Reifegradmodell für
de maturité pour la gestion de l'énergie et la durabilité Energiemanagement und Umweltverträglichkeit
environnementale
This Technical Specification was approved by CENELEC on 2023-08-28.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 5
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 10
2 Normative references . 10
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 11
3.1 Terms and definitions . 11
3.2 Abbreviations . 11
4 Concepts of data centre maturity . 12
4.1 Overview . 12
4.2 Basis of the maturity model . 13
4.2.1 Elements of the maturity model . 13
4.2.2 Reporting scheme. 13
4.3 Progress along the Levels of the maturity model . 14
4.4 Reporting of maturity model Levels. 14
4.5 Presentation of the maturity model . 15
5 Management and reporting . 16
5.1 Existing Data Centres (in operation) and new data centres . 16
5.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 16
5.1.2 Level 4 . 20
5.1.3 Level 5 . 21
5.2 New data centre infrastructure . 23
5.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 23
5.2.2 Level 4 . 23
5.2.3 Level 5 . 24
6 Building infrastructure . 25
6.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 25
6.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 25
6.1.2 Level 4 . 25
6.1.3 Level 5 . 25
6.2 New data centre infrastructure . 25
6.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 25
6.2.2 Level 4 . 26
6.2.3 Level 5 . 27
7 Power supply and distribution infrastructure . 27
7.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 27
7.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 27
7.1.2 Level 4 . 28
7.1.3 Level 5 . 29
7.2 New data centre infrastructure . 29
7.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 29
7.2.2 Level 4 . 30
7.2.3 Level 5 . 30
8 Environmental control infrastructure . 30
8.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 30
8.1.1 Level 1 to 3 . 30
8.1.2 Level 4 . 34
8.1.3 Level 5 . 36
8.2 New data centre infrastructure . 36
8.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 36
8.2.2 Level 4 . 38
8.2.3 Level 5 . 38
9 ICT compute . 39
9.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 39
9.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 39
9.1.2 Level 4 . 42
9.1.3 Level 5 . 44
9.2 New data centre infrastructure . 44
9.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 44
9.2.2 Level 4 . 44
9.2.3 Level 5 . 44
10 ICT Storage . 45
10.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 45
10.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 45
10.1.2 Level 4 . 46
10.1.3 Level 5 . 48
10.2 New data centre infrastructure . 48
10.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 48
10.2.2 Level 4 . 48
10.2.3 Level 5 . 49
11 ICT network . 49
11.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 49
11.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 49
11.1.2 Level 4 . 50
11.1.3 Level 5 . 51
11.2 New data centre infrastructure . 51
11.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 51
11.2.2 Level 4 . 51
11.2.3 Level 5 . 51
12 ICT Software . 51
12.1 Existing data centres (in operation) and new data centres . 51
12.1.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 51
12.1.2 Level 4 . 52
12.1.3 Level 5 . 52
12.2 New data centre infrastructure . 53
12.2.1 Level 1 to level 3 . 53
12.2.2 Level 4 . 53
12.2.3 Level 5 . 53
Annex A (informative) Additional practices for energy management . 54
A.1 Practices for energy management . 54
A.2 Environmental classifications . 56
Annex B (informative) Additional practices for environmental sustainability . 58
B.1 General . 58
B.2 Practices for environmental sustainability . 60
Annex C (informative) Cooling technologies . 63
Bibliography . 64
Figures
Figure 1 — Schematic relationship between the EN 50600 series of documents . 8
Figure 2 — Example of the graphical representation of data centre maturity elements . 15
Figure 3 — Example of the graphical representation of data centre maturity elements
including some of Level 0 . 16
Figure B.1 — Example system boundary for data centre LCA . 60
Tables
Table A.1 — Equipment environmental specifications . 57
Table A.2 — Equipment environmental specifications . 57
Table C.1 — Examples of data centre cooling technologies . 63
European foreword
This document (CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2023) has been prepared by CLC/TC 215, “Electrotechnical aspects of
telecommunication equipment”.
This document supersedes CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2021, CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021 and CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2021
and all of their amendments and corrigenda (if any).
CLC/TS 50600-5-1:2021:
a) document has been completely restructured with clauses organized in topics rather than maturity levels;
b) previous references to CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021 and CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2021 have been replaced by
including the text into this document;
c) the practices have been technically revised and consolidated to remove redundant requirements;
d) practices of CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021 and CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2021 not used in the maturity levels have
been transferred to Annex A and Annex B, respectively, thus replacing the Technical Reports
CLC/TR 50600-99-1:2021 and CLC/TR 50600-99-2:2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A complete
listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Introduction
The unrestricted access to internet-based information demanded by the information society has led to an
exponential growth of both internet traffic and the volume of stored/retrieved data. Data centres are housing and
supporting the information technology and network telecommunications equipment for data processing, data
storage and data transport. They are required both by network operators (delivering those services to customer
premises) and by enterprises within those customer premises.
Data centres usually provide modular, scalable and flexible facilities and infrastructures to easily accommodate
the rapidly changing requirements of the market. In addition, energy consumption of data centres has become
critical both from an environmental point of view (reduction of environmental footprint) and with respect to
economical considerations (cost of energy) for the data centre operator.
The implementation of data centres varies in terms of:
a) purpose (enterprise, co-location, co-hosting or network operator facilities);
b) security level;
c) physical size;
d) accommodation (mobile, temporary and permanent constructions).
The needs of data centres also vary in terms of availability of service, the provision of security and the objectives
for energy efficiency. These needs and objectives influence the design of data centres in terms of building
construction, power distribution, environmental control, telecommunications cabling and physical security as
well as the operation of the data centre. Effective management and operational information is important in order
to monitor achievement of the defined needs and objectives.
Recognizing the substantial resource consumption, particularly of energy, of larger data centres, it is also
important to provide tools for the assessment of that consumption both in terms of overall value and of source
mix and to provide Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate trends and drive performance improvements.
At the time of publication of this document, the EN 50600 series is designed as a framework of standards,
technical specifications and technical reports covering the design, the operation and management, the key
performance indicators for energy efficient operation of the data centre as well as a data centre maturity model.
The EN 50600-2 series defines the requirements for the data centre design.
The EN 50600-3 series defines the requirements for the operation and the management of the data centre.
The EN 50600-4 series defines the key performance indicators for the data centre.
The CLC/TS 50600-5 series defines the data centre maturity model requirements and recommendations.
The CLC/TR 50600-99-X Technical Reports cover recommended practices and guidance for specific topics
around data centre operation and design.
This series of documents specifies requirements and recommendations to support the various parties involved
in the design, planning, procurement, integration, installation, operation, maintenance and assessment of
facilities and infrastructures within data centres. These parties include:
1) owners, operators, facility managers, ICT managers, project managers, main contractors;
2) consulting engineers, architects, building designers and builders, system and installation designers,
auditors, testing and commissioning agents;
3) facility and infrastructure integrators, suppliers of equipment;
4) installers, maintainers;
5) policy makers, assessors.
At the time of publication of this document, the EN 50600 series will comprise the following standards and
documents:
EN 50600-1, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 1: General concepts
EN 50600-2-1, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 2-1: Building
construction
EN 50600-2-2, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 2-2: Power supply
and distribution
EN 50600-2-3, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 2-3: Environmental
control
EN 50600-2-4, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 2-4:
Telecommunications cabling infrastructure
EN 50600-2-5, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 2-5: Security systems
EN 50600-3-1, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 3-1: Management
and operational information
EN 50600-4-1, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-1: Overview of and
general requirements for key performance indicators
EN 50600-4-2, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-2: Power Usage
Effectiveness
EN 50600-4-3, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-3: Renewable
Energy Factor
EN 50600-4-6, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-6: Energy Reuse
Factor
EN 50600-4-7, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-7: Cooling
Efficiency Ratio
EN 50600-4-8, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-8: Carbon usage
effectiveness
EN 50600-4-9, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 4-9: Water usage
effectiveness
CLC/TS 50600-5-1, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 5-1: Maturity
Model for Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability
CLC/TR 50600-99-3, Information technology — Data centre facilities and infrastructures — Part 99-3: Guidance
for the application of EN 50600 series
The inter-relationship of the documents within the EN 50600 series is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 — Schematic relationship between the EN 50600 series of documents
EN 50600-2-X documents specify requirements and recommendations for particular facilities and infrastructures
to support the relevant classification for “availability”, “physical security” and “energy efficiency enablement”
selected from EN 50600-1.
EN 50600-3-X documents specify requirements and recommendations for data centre operations, processes
and management.
EN 50600-4-X documents specify requirements and recommendations for key performance indicators (KPIs)
used to assess and improve the resource usage efficiency and effectiveness, respectively, of a data centre.
This document, CLC/TS 50600-5-1 describes a 5-level maturity model which separately addresses multiple
elements of the facilities, infrastructures, the information and communication technology (ICT) equipment and
software of the data centre; while the current document focusses on the environmental impact (energy
management and environmental sustainability), other elements are expected to be included in future
documents.
NOTE The term “environmental sustainability” is used recognizing that well established treatments of “sustainability”
feature three separate viability objectives (environmental, economic and social). For the purposes of this document, only
elements of environmental viability are considered.
The maturity model covers design, procurement, operation and end-of-life.
The purpose of the document is to enable data centre owners/operators to:
— employ a framework to baseline their data centre design and practices;
— determine the level of maturity applicable to their data centre by assessment;
— identify relevant guidance on potential areas of improvement together with the anticipated benefits to justify
the resources required;
— develop an action plan to migrate to higher maturity levels.
This document supports the wider adoption of recommended practices of other documents in the EN 50600
series and those of other recognized relevant standards in the area of energy management and environmental
sustainability. The document can be useful in an assessment process to define the level of environmental impact
maturity of a data centre.
1 Scope
This document specifies a maturity model addressing the environmental impact (energy management and
environmental sustainability) of the facilities, infrastructures and the information and communication technology
(ICT) equipment accommodated by and the and ICT software deployed in the data centre.
NOTE The term “environmental sustainability” is used recognizing that well established treatments of “sustainability”
feature three separate viability objectives (environmental, economic and social). For the purposes of this document, only
elements of environmental viability are considered.
The elements address the whole life cycle including design, procurement, operation and decommissioning.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the
latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 14511 (all parts), Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven
compressors for space heating and cooling
EN 50600 (all parts), Information technology – Data centre facilities and infrastructures
EN 50600-1, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 1: General concepts
EN 50600-4-2, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-2: Power Usage
Effectiveness
EN 50600-4-3, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-3: Renewable Energy
Factor
EN 50600-4-6, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-6: Energy Reuse
Factor
EN 50600-4-7, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-7: Cooling Efficiency
Ratio
EN 50600-4-9, Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Part 4-9: Water Usage
Effectiveness
ISO/IEC 20000 (all parts), Information technology — Service management
ISO/IEC 30134-4, Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators — Part 4: IT
Equipment Energy Efficiency for servers (ITEEsv)
ISO/IEC 30134-5, Information technology — Data centres — Key performance indicators — Part 5: IT
Equipment Utilization for servers (ITEUsv)
EN ISO 14040, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework (ISO 14040)
EN ISO 16890-1, Air filters for general ventilation - Part 1: Technical specifications, requirements and
classification system based upon particulate matter efficiency (ePM) (ISO 16890-1)
ITU-T L.1410, Methodology for environmental life cycle assessments of information and communication
technology goods, networks and services
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in the EN 50600 series and the following
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1.1
airflow pathway
route taken by air to reach a specific point
3.1.2
albedo
diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface
3.1.3
embodied impact
environmental impact caused pre- and post-use, including during manufacture and disposal
3.1.4
make-up air
air introduced into a data centre space to replace air that is exhausted through ventilation or combustion
processes
3.1.5
managed service
data centre operated to provide a defined set of services to its clients either proactively or as the managed
service provider (not the client) determines that services are needed
3.1.6
system boundary
boundary that defines which processes are included in the LCA, chosen during goal and scope definition, and
governs what is included in the flow model constructed in the subsequent inventory analysis
3.1.7
virtualization
creation of a virtual version of physical ICT equipment or resource to offer a more efficient use of ICT hardware
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this document the abbreviations of the EN 50600 series documents and the following apply.
ADP abiotic depletion potential
BIOS Basic input/output system
BMS building management system
BREEAM Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology
DC-CED Data Centre Cumulative Energy Demand
DC-CF Data Centre Carbon Footprint
DC-DMI Direct Material Input of a Data Centre
DCiE Data centre infrastructure efficiency
DCIM Data centre infrastructure management
DMTF Distributed Management Task Force
DX direct expansion
EMS Energy Management System
ICT Information and communications technology
IP Internet protocol
IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface
ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library
LCA life cycle assessment
LCI life cycle inventory
LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
OCP Open Compute Project
SMASH Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware
SNMP Simple network management protocol
SPEC Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation
WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
4 Concepts of data centre maturity
4.1 Overview
The maturity model specified by this document is applicable to all data centres and recognizes that the
implementation of data centres varies in terms of:
a) purpose (enterprise, co-location, co-hosting, or network operator facilities);
b) availability class;
c) security level;
d) physical size;
e) accommodation (mobile, temporary and permanent constructions).
The maturity model also recognizes that the purpose, or business model, of a data centre can prevent some of
the elements to be addressed fully, or in part.
4.2 Basis of the maturity model
4.2.1 Elements of the maturity model
The eight elements addressed by the maturity model are:
a) Management and Reporting;
b) Building infrastructure;
c) Power supply and distribution infrastructure;
d) Environmental control infrastructure;
e) ICT Compute;
f) ICT Storage;
g) ICT Networking;
h) ICT Software.
NOTE Security systems and telecommunications cabling are not addressed in this document.
There are 5 levels applicable to each element with the progression within the model designated Level 1 to
Level 5.
4.2.2 Reporting scheme
In many cases, the application of practices requires documentation of the result, e.g. in terms of a design
decision, a policy or a process to be implemented. While there is no specific format mandated this document
recommends using a structured reporting as follows.
A Business Organization Report can comprise the documentation of:
a) ICT and facility organization;
b) procurement policies;
c) service design and charging models;
d) maintenance strategy.
An Operational Management Report can comprise the documentation of:
1) Operational Management (see EN 50600-3-1 for further information);
2) Design Reference Documentation (see EN 50600-1 for further information);
3) Energy Management Report (see EN ISO 50001 for further information).
An Environmental Management Plan can comprise the documentation of:
— renewable energy use (REF - see EN 50600-4-3 for further information);
— carbon usage report (CUE - see EN 50600-4-8 for further information);
— water management report (WUE - see EN 50600-4-9 for further information);
— pollutant emission to air;
— noise emission;
— material and raw material use;
— waste management (see ISO 14001 for further information);
— hazardous material accidents, release of chemicals, fuels and oils;
— life cycle assessment.
Practices in Clause 5 to Clause 11 refer to the proposed reports and recommended additional evidence for
assessment purposes where applicable.
4.3 Progress along the Levels of the maturity model
Clause 5 to Clause 12 list the practices associated with each level.
Level 0 indicates that an element is beyond the control of the data centre owner/operator and no evolution of
the maturity model can be expected for this element.
Level 1 for a given element is defined as not meeting 50 % of the applicable practices of level 1 to level 3
specified in Clause 5 to Clause 12.
Level 2 for a given element is defined as meeting at least 50 % of the applicable practices of level 1 to level 3
specified in Clause 5 to Clause 12.
Level 3 for a given element is defined as meeting 100 % of the applicable practices of level 1 to level 3 specified
in Clause 5 to Clause 12.
Level 4 for a given element is defined as meeting 100 % of the applicable practices for that element specified
in Clause 5 to Clause 12. Level 4 for a specific element cannot be attained unless Level 3 has been achieved
for that element. For elements without practices or applicable practices in Level 4, level 4 is attained when Level
3 has been achieved for that element.
Level 5 for a given element is defined as meeting 100 % of the applicable practices for that element specified
in Clause 5 to Clause 12. Level 5 for a specific element cannot be attained unless Level 3 and Level 4 have
been achieved for that element. For elements without practices or applicable practices in Level 5, Level 5 is
attained when Level 3 and Level 4 have been achieved for that element.
For each Level there are practices for data centres in operation and new data centres. New data centres are
those built or refurbished or upgraded from 2024 onwards. For new data centres all practices (new and
operating) are relevant to achieve the Level.
In case that a certain element is not applicable to a data centre, that element is designated with Level 0.
For a data centre to be considered of a given Level, each of the eight elements shall meet or exceed those
Levels that are not Level 0 (see 4.5).
4.4 Reporting of maturity model Levels
The graphical representation shall conform to the layout of Figure 2 (or Figure 3 where certain elements are of
Level 0).
In order for a reported Level to be meaningful, the reporting organization shall provide the following information:
a) the data centre under inspection;
b) the level of maturity for each relevant clause;
c) the date of the assessment.
4.5 Presentation of the maturity model
For a given data centre, assessment against each element leads to a documented report which details the
specific items for that element and how they have been accomplished (see 4.3). A graphical summary of the
position of a data centre maturity shall be employed as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3.

Figure 2 — Example of the graphical representation of data centre maturity elements
From the information in the example of Figure 2:
a) “Environmental control Infrastructure” is at Level 5;
b) “Management and Reporting”, “Building Infrastructure”, “ICT Compute” and “ICT Network” are at Level 4;
c) “Power supply and distribution Infrastructure” and “ICT Storage” are at Level 3;
d) “ICT Software” is at Level 2.
Based upon this information the data centre owner/operator can identify the practices/actions necessary to
improve the elements associated with the lower Levels. An analysis of the anticipated benefits can then be
undertaken and assessed against the resources required to implement those practices/actions.
However, as indicated in 4.1, certain elements can be beyond the control of the data centre owner/operator and
shall be indicated by a Level 0 (meaning not applicable). An example of this is shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 — Example of the graphical representation of data centre maturity elements
including some of Level 0
From the information in the example of Figure 3:
— “Management” and “Power supply and distribution Infrastructure” are at Level 3;
— “Building Infrastructure” is at Level 4;
— “Environmental control Infrastructure” is at Level 5;
— “ICT Compute”, “ICT Storage”, “ICT Network” and “ICT: Software“ are at Level 0.
5 Management and reporting
5.1 Existing Data Centres (in operation) and new data centres
5.1.1 Level 1 to level 3
5.1.1.1 Stakeholder and strategy
Identify stakeholders and compile legal, regulatory and operational requirements for energy and resource
efficiency. Reflect these requirements on the data centre strategy and develop an energy and resource
efficiency strategy for the data centre.
The result shall be documented in the Business Organization Report.
5.1.1.2 Group involvement
Establish a group containing representatives from all disciplines (software, ICT equipment, mechanical,
electrical, maintenance and procurement) for the approval of any significant decision to ensure that the impact
of the decision have been properly understood and an effective solution reached.
The result shall be documented in the Business Organization Report.
For assessment purposes additional evidence should be provided by documentation of the DC strategy process
(see EN 50600-3-1) or by copies of the approval board minutes including circulation list.
5.1.1.3 Site documentation
Ensure that high quality, accurate operation and maintenance manuals, As-Built records, commissioning
records, schematics and single lines diagrams are available in order to enable all installed infrastructure and
equipment to be maintained as originally designed and operated at optimum levels of efficiency.
The result shall be documented in the Operational Management Report.
For assessment purposes additional evidence should be provided by the documentation (see EN 50600-3-1),
site documents which should contain Operations and Maintenance Manuals, drawings, and schematics.
5.1.1.4 Asset management
Implement asset management for all ICT, mechanical and electrical equipment assets in accordance with
internationally standardized methodologies (see ISO 55000 series for further information).
The result shall be documented in the Operational Management Report.
For assessment purposes additional evidence should be provided by documentation of the asset and
configuration management process (see EN 50600-3-1), an ISO 55000 certificate or equivalent documents or
documentation of review of the asset management system.
5.1.1.5 Energy Management Plan
Implement a plan for energy management in accordance with EU guidelines and internationally standardized
methodologies (see EN ISO 50001 for further information).
The plan should comprise:
a) a written energy strategy;
b) responsibilities for optimizing energy use;
c) a measurement concept for monitoring efficiency indicators;
d) defined efficiency improvement targets and monitoring of their achievement;
e) a continuous improvement process to optimize energy use.
The result shall be documented in the Operational Management Report.
For assessment purposes additional evidence should be provided by documentation of the energy management
process (see EN 50600-3-1) or by EN ISO 50001 certificate or equivalent documents.
5.1.1.6 Environmental Management Plan
Implement a plan for environmental management in accordance with EU guidelines and internationally
standardized methodologies. Consider appointing a cross functional Environmental Sustainability Manager to
take responsibility for this initiative. EN ISO 14001 is an example of a standardized methodology.
The result shall be documented in the Operational Management Report.
For assessment purposes additional evidence should be provided by documentation of the resource
management process (see EN 50600-3-1), EN ISO 14001 certificate or equivalent documents.
5.1.1.7 Training and development
Ensure the Data Centre Manager and any appointed Energy Manager have relevant and appropriate training to
act responsibly in an energy efficiency role and have an in-depth appreciation of Best Practices. Ensure that
both ICT and Facilities personnel are aware of Data Centre energy efficiency Best Practices in order to support
organizational strategies to reduce ICT energy usage.
An overall training methodology should be defined and delivered to all relevant personnel to improve individual
personal development and develop suitably qualified and experienced data centre personnel, in order to ensure
a common understanding relating to data centre Operations and Management.
The result shall be documented in the Operational Management Report.
For assessment purposes additional evidence should be provided by the section organization (see
EN 50600-3-1), training company certificates, Internal training matrix or list of participants.
5.1.1.8 Sustainable procurement
) and EC JRC Data Centre Green Public Procurement
The recommendations of the EURECA (www.dceureca.eu
(2018) projects should be included into all procurement requirements.
The result shall be documented in the Business Organization Report.
5.1.1.9 Renewable energy usage
Calculate the renewable energy factor (REF) according to EN 50600-4-3. Recording and reporting on the
proportion of sustainable / renewable energy used against the overall energy consumption should become a
monitoring and reporting requirement in time.
The result shall be documented in the Environmental Management Plan.
For assessment purposes additional evidence should be provided by documents relating to the procurement of
sustainable energy/renewable energy certificate from Supplier or DCIM, BMS, EMS information showing REF
values.
5.1.1.10 Low carbon electricity procurement
Electricity generated with a high renewable content has a significantly lower environmental impact.
EN 50600-4-3 defines the Renewable Energy Factor (REF) of a data centre.
Several purchasing mechanisms are available to secure supply of renewable energy:
a) green tariffs from utility supplier (grid renewables);
b) purchase of renewable energy certificates / Guarantees of Origin;
c) independent
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