WUE · Water Usage Effectiveness
Liters of water consumed per kWh of IT energy; the water analog of PUE that evaporative cooling worsens.
Liters of water consumed per kWh of IT energy; the water-efficiency companion to PUE.
Also written as: Water Usage Effectiveness
Current numbers
≥500 kWEU EED data-center reporting threshold (~31 data points incl. PUE/WUE/ERF/REF; due 15 May annually)
≥500 kWEU EED Delegated Reg. (EU) 2024/1364 reporting threshold; ERF reported alongside PUE, WUE, REF to the EU database (~31 data points)
≥500 kWEU EED Art. 12 reporting threshold (installed IT power); ~31 data points incl. PUE/WUE/ERF/REF