BS EN 50600-4-9:2022 | 16 Jan 2023 | BSI Knowledge
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BS EN 50600-4-9:2022
Information technology. Data centre facilities and infrastructures - Water Usage Effectiveness
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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.