Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Singapore Introduces Guidelines to Boost Data Center Efficiency
Singapore is making data centers use less energy!
They created a new set of rules called SS 715:2025 to help.
This standard tells data centers how to pick equipment that doesn't waste electricity.
The goal is to cut the energy used by these centers by at least 30%.
Data centers can also get money from the government to update their equipment.
This is important because data centers use a lot of power, and that amount is expected to grow.
The new rules help make sure Singapore stays up-to-date and does its part for the environment, and keeps a strong economy.
Singapore launched a new standard to improve IT energy efficiency in data centers.
The standard aims to reduce IT energy consumption in data centers by at least 30 percent.
The standard, SS 715:2025, guides users on selecting energy-efficient IT equipment.
Data center users can apply for grants to upgrade equipment to meet the new standard.
The new standard is launched amid the expectation of rising energy demand from data centers.
- Who
- The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) announced the standard.
- What
- Singapore launched a standard to improve energy efficiency in data centers.
- When
- Announced August 22.
- Where
- Singapore.
- Why
- To reduce IT energy consumption by at least 30%.
- Standard Name
- SS 715:2025: Energy Efficiency of Data Centre IT Equipment
- Goal
- Reduce IT energy consumption by at least 30%
- Equipment Safety
- Must operate at temperatures up to 35 degrees Celsius
- Primary energy consumer in data centers
- IT equipment
- IT Equipment energy usage percentage in data centers
- Around 60%
- Review Initiative
- Singapore Economic Resilience Taskforce