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Policy Update from Intellect Data
Centres Programme
James Harbidge, Programme Manager, Intellect
The political landscape for data centres... and why you should care!
Content
- Who are Intellect?
- Intellect’s Data Centres Programme
- The ‘Green Agenda’ for data centres
– Industry progress
– Political barriers
– Where are we now?
- The wider battle to be won
– Data Centres underpinning the UK economy – now and in future
– A confusing policy landscape
- Why does this matter?
- What to take away to the commercial world
Who are we?
Good for UK Technology Good for UK Plc Good for the UK
Who are we? M
arkets H
orizo
ntal
issues
Solu
tion
s
Consumer Groups
Analysts & Agencies
Europe
Other Networks
Media
Government
& Regulators
Representing the industry to...
Commercially neutral
Member led
Represents a cross-section of the industry: - Colocation operators
- Enterprise operators
- Managed services
- Networking
- Broader IT services
- Consulting
- Legal services - Real estate
Intellect Data Centres Programme
Industry Representation
Driving Professionalism
Thought leadership
Cross-sector Networking
Intellect
Good industry progress
• Intellect endorsed the EU Code of Conduct as the first practical set of guidelines to improve energy efficiency within the data centre industry – and this remains the case.
• Increasing sharing of best practice - we have been very pleased to see the Green Grid Maturity Model and broad take-up of PUE (if understood correctly).
The ‘Green’ agenda...
These have been industry led - they must be complemented by
policy direction suitable for the data centre sector.
This requires an understanding of data
centres as the backbone of the UK economy which will
underpin the move to a low carbon economy.
However...
Data Centres underpin all the technologies that enable a low carbon economy, such as smart grid, intelligent transport systems, smart buildings and smart cities.
Why is this important?
The growth in data centres is due to the global demand for data.
A growing industry with enormous potential
The growth in the UK sector has mirrored the growth in demand for data, with operators reporting over 15% growth per annum
Energy Technologies List
UKTI
Treasury
Policy uncertainty
Policy unsuitability
Risk for the UK
A taste of the policy landscape...
Carbon Reduction Commitment
Climate Change Levy
Climate Change Agreements
EU Emissions Trading Scheme
EII Compensation
Dept for Energy & Climate Change
DEFRA
Dept for Business Innovation & Skills
Green Economy Council
The wider image of the sector...
‘Power, Pollution and the Internet’
‘Most data centres, by design, consume vast
amounts of energy in an incongruously wasteful
manner’
‘fantasy sports and photo sharing’
Intellect’s role/Where are we now?
Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC)
• Long-time concern for data centre operators • Over 2 years of emphasising its failings led by Intellect • Chancellor announced in March 2012 Budget that CRC would be reformed or scrapped this Autumn
• Now we wait – look out for the Autumn Statement on 5 December
Climate Change Agreement (CCA)
• Intellect is in dialogue with DECC to negotiate a CCA if possible • We are gathering energy data from as many operators as possible • Not just better than CRC but an appropriate policy tool going forwards.
The wrong policy environment puts the UKs traditionally leading position at risk and hampers the transition to a low carbon economy.
The UK can be at the forefront of green data centre development – and should be
Why does this all matter?
DCD research suggests that $35 billion will be invested in data centres around the world over the next 12 months alone, of
which, 25% will be in Europe.
The construction phase, a single data centre represents around
£100M of inward investment just for the build
• Data Centres underpin the digital agenda in the UK and are at
the heart of the low carbon economy
• The industry has taken steps to encourage efficiency and best
practice
• This must be complemented by a policy environment
appropriate to a major industry
• The industry, and the need for it, is only growing – so data
centres need to be in the policy landscape
If done, the potential for the UK data centres industry,
environmentally and commercially, is enormous.
In summary...
For questions and further information on Intellect and its work, please contact: James Harbidge, Programme Manager [email protected] 020 7331 2173
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