The AI-driven surge in computing demand is redefining European data center power consumption. EU policymakers have responded with urgency. In June 2026, the European Commission announced binding minimum energy efficiency standards for data centers, with a mandatory "needs assessment" due by 2027. The concurrent Digitalisation and AI Roadmap for the Energy Sector introduces a "compute-power synergy" framework, integrating digital infrastructure into energy system planning and encouraging data centers to deploy on-site renewables, sign long-term PPAs, and act as flexible grid assets for peak management and frequency response.

A growing number of data center operators are taking matters into their own hands—building on-site microgrids, deploying battery energy storage systems, integrating co-located gas generation, and even exploring next-generation baseload power options such as small modular reactors (SMRs) and hydrogen.

The summit will bring together data center owners and operators, utilities and independent power producers, technology and equipment suppliers, EPC firms, investors, and policymakers to address challenges and solutions for the power resilience in data centers. Join us in Frankfurt to speed to resilient power for data centers in Europe.