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Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, measure by measure. EU-wide rules are listed once. National and regional or local rules are shown side by side, each with its status, effective date and source.

Measures	Lithuania	Latvia	Poland
EU-wide / supranational	8	8	8
National	0	0	1
Regional / local	0	0	0
Total	8	8	9
Coverage last reviewed	not yet re-reviewed	not yet re-reviewed	2026-09-24

Up to 7 countries at a time. A zero means no measure was found in this compilation, not that none exists.

What was checked, per country

Poland (2026-09-24): Sejm ELI API and the government legislation portal checked; only the draft Energy Efficiency Act amendment (UC77, data-centre disclosure) found. No data-centre tax or grid rule found.

EU-wide / supranational (shared)

These apply to all selected EU countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Poland).

Measure	Type · category	Status	Effective	Applies to	Source
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1364: common EU data-centre rating scheme (phase 1) Mandates reporting of installed IT power, energy, PUE, ERF/waste-heat, WUE and renewable share via the European DC database; first round 15 Sep 2024, then annual. Fixes the exact KPIs and data a ≥500 kW site must submit to the European database each year (first round 15 Sep 2024). It sets no performance threshold.	regulation · energy efficiency	In force	2024	All selected EU countries	source
Energy Efficiency Directive (EU) 2023/1791: data centre monitoring & reporting (Art. 12) DCs >=500 kW must annually report energy, power/water use, PUE, waste-heat reuse and renewable share. In force 10 Oct 2023; transposition by 11 Oct 2025. Sites with ≥500 kW of installed IT power must report energy use, PUE, water, waste-heat reuse and renewable share every year to the European data-centre database. A reporting duty, with no EU-level PUE ceiling.	directive · energy efficiency	In force	2023	All selected EU countries	source
Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2019/424: servers & data storage Minimum PSU efficiency/power factor, idle-power limits, active-state efficiency, plus material-efficiency and info requirements (secure erase, firmware updates, dismantling). Applies to the servers and storage products installed, not to the building: equipment sold in the EU must meet PSU-efficiency, idle-power and material-efficiency requirements.	ecodesign · energy efficiency	In force	2019	All selected EU countries	source
Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact (CNDCP) Targets: PUE 1.3 (cool)/1.4 (warm) by 2025/2030; 75% renewable/CFE by 2025 & 100% by 2030; WUE and heat-reuse assessment; server circularity. Voluntary: binds only operators that sign it to PUE (1.3/1.4), renewable-power, water and heat-reuse targets. No legal obligation on non-signatories.	self-regulatory · energy efficiency	Voluntary commitment	2021	All selected EU countries	source
F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573 HFC quota phase-down, bans/use-restrictions on high-GWP F-gases in refrigeration/AC, leak checks, recovery and reporting, pushing DCs to low-GWP/natural refrigerants. Phases down high-GWP refrigerants used in cooling. Drives chiller/refrigerant choices and retrofit of existing plant.	regulation · refrigerants	In force	2024	All selected EU countries	source
Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) 2023/2413 Higher renewable shares, faster permitting, heating & cooling sector targets and district-heating integration that can value DC waste heat. Sets binding national renewable targets for member states, not duties on an individual site; indirectly eases PPAs, permitting and district-heating outlets for waste heat.	directive · renewable	In force	2023	All selected EU countries	source
EU Taxonomy Regulation (EU) 2020/852 CSRD companies report Taxonomy-aligned turnover/capex/opex; DC alignment hinges on energy-efficiency criteria (EU Code of Conduct/CEN-CENELEC). No direct duty on the site: operators that report under CSRD disclose how much of their activity is taxonomy-aligned, which for data centres hinges on following the EU Code of Conduct on data-centre energy efficiency. Matters mainly for green financing.	regulation · sustainability reporting	In force	2020	All selected EU countries	source
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) 2022/2464 Mandatory assured disclosure of climate, energy, water, emissions, resource-use and governance; scope narrowed by 2025 Omnibus/'Stop-the-clock'. Requires the operator to disclose energy / water / carbon data. A compliance and transparency burden rather than an operating limit.	reporting · sustainability reporting	Phased	2024	All selected EU countries	source

National

Lithuania0

No national measures compiled.

Latvia0

No national measures compiled.

Poland1

Draft Energy Efficiency Act amendment (UC77) – art. 36b data-centre disclosure (EED 2023/1791 transposition)

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Proposed · effective 2026

≥500 kW installed IT power demand; disclose owner/operator, start date, location, floor area, installed power, data traffic and storage, energy use, power utilisation, temperature setpoints, waste-heat use, water use and renewable share. Draft of 30 Sep 2025, consultation to 30 Oct 2025, last modified 7 May 2026; not yet before the Sejm.

If adopted, owners and operators of Polish data centres with ≥500 kW IT load would have to publish energy, water, waste-heat and renewable-energy data in the Public Information Bulletin (BIP) or on their website.

Minister Klimatu i Środowiska · source

Regional / local

Lithuania0

No regional / local measures compiled.

Latvia0

No regional / local measures compiled.

Poland0

No regional / local measures compiled.

Research compilation, not legal advice. Re-check each measure's status with the cited authority. Some scope and status labels have been corrected from the source compilation (for example, municipal rules that were tagged national, and voluntary pacts that were shown as in force).