“We know that, as things stand today, demand for data centres in Germany alone will exceed planned capacities by about three times by 2030. That is why every building block is important in supporting the digital transformation in Germany.”

According to Rabe, this trend is positive. However, eco’s Managing Director would have liked to see a little more consistency in the adjustments in some areas. This applies, for example, to the Design PUE. It is also regrettable that the flat-rate ERF values are still included in the law.

All in for AI Gigafactories? These and other questions regarding the future of Germany as a data centre location were discussed at the AllianceTalk by the panelists Henri Schmidt, MP, Johannes Schätzl, MP, Michael Schultz (Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation), and Günter Eggers (NTT).