China launches 2026 national green computing facility recommendation with updated efficiency metrics
On September 21, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four other departments jointly issued a notice launching the 2026 national green computing facility recommendation process. The updated evaluation indicator system covers energy utilization, carbon emission management, water resource utilization, and computing resource utilization. New indicators include unit computing energy efficiency, carbon utilization efficiency, digital carbon management, and product carbon footprint. Key metrics like carbon utilization efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy share, and rack utilization rate received higher scoring weights. Facilities failing to meet power usage effectiveness standards may be dynamically removed from the national list.
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Five Chinese Ministries Launch 2026 National Green Computing Facility Recommendation Process
Five Chinese ministries, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, have jointly issued a notice to organize the recommendation of national green computing facilities for 2026. The notice releases an updated evaluation index system that incorporates new requirements for carbon emission总量和强度双控制度 (total volume and intensity dual control). The revised指标体系 includes four assessment areas: energy utilization, carbon emission management, water resource utilization, and computing resource utilization. New indicators such as unit computing energy efficiency, carbon utilization efficiency, digital carbon management, and product carbon footprint have been added. Key indicators including carbon utilization efficiency, water resource efficiency, renewable energy proportion, and rack utilization rate have been given higher weighting to emphasize green, low-carbon, and circular development. Facilities failing to meet key indicators like power usage effectiveness will be dynamically removed from the national green computing facility list. The ministry plans to promote these facilities as models to accelerate energy-saving and carbon-reduction transformations in digital infrastructure.
Five Chinese Ministries Issue Notice on 2026 National Green Computing Facility Recommendations
On September 21, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and four other central departments jointly issued a notice to organize the recommendation of national green computing facilities for 2026. The notice includes a new evaluation index system that has been optimized from the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The system covers four areas: energy utilization, carbon emission management, water resource utilization, and computing resource utilization. New indicators include unit computing energy efficiency, carbon utilization efficiency, digital carbon management, and product carbon footprint, with increased weighting for carbon efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy share, and rack utilization rate. Facilities failing to meet key indicators such as power usage effectiveness (PUE) from the previous year may be dynamically removed from the national green list. MIIT stated it will promote the selection and adoption of these facilities to drive energy-saving and low-carbon upgrades across the computing infrastructure sector.
Read sourceChina's Five Ministries Launch National Green Computing Facility Recommendation for 2026
On September 21, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, along with four other departments, jointly issued a notice to organize the national recommendation of green computing facilities for 2026. The notice outlines specific requirements and procedures, and releases the 2026 National Green Computing Facility Evaluation Index System. This updated system, optimized from the 14th Five-Year Plan period, includes four main aspects: energy utilization, carbon emission management, water resource utilization, and computing resource utilization. New indicators such as unit computing energy efficiency, carbon utilization efficiency, digital carbon management, and product carbon footprint have been added to emphasize energy and carbon efficiency leadership. Key indicators like carbon utilization efficiency, water resource efficiency, renewable energy proportion, and rack utilization (shelf rate) have been given higher scores to stress green, low-carbon, and circular principles. Facilities failing to meet key indicators such as power usage effectiveness from the previous year may be dynamically removed from the national green computing facility list.
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China's Five Ministries Launch 2026 National Green Computing Facility Recommendation Process
On September 21, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and four other central government departments jointly issued a notice on organizing the 2026 National Green Computing Facility recommendation work. The notice specifies requirements and procedures for recommending green computing facilities, including intelligent computing (AI), general computing, and supercomputing facilities. It releases a new evaluation index system covering energy utilization, carbon emission management, water resource utilization, and computing resource utilization. New indicators include unit computing energy efficiency, carbon utilization efficiency, digital carbon management, and product carbon footprint, further emphasizing energy and carbon efficiency leadership. Key indicators such as carbon utilization efficiency, water resource utilization efficiency, renewable energy proportion, and rack utilization have increased scoring weights, highlighting green, low-carbon, intensive, and circular requirements. Facilities must meet conditions including at least 3,000 standard racks (with exceptions), over 60% rack rate, and location in national computing hub or power-computing coordination pilot areas for new large-scale facilities built after 2022. The recommendation process involves provincial-level authorities and state-owned telecom groups, with final selection by the five ministries through expert review by November 2026.
Read sourceChina launches 2026 national green computing facility recommendation program
On September 21, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and four other departments jointly issued a notice to launch the 2026 national green computing facility recommendation program. The notice specifies requirements and procedures for recommending green computing facilities and releases the 2026 National Green Computing Facility Evaluation Indicator System. The updated indicator system covers four areas: energy utilization, carbon emission management, water resource utilization, and computing resource utilization. New indicators include unit computing energy efficiency, carbon utilization efficiency, digital carbon management, and product carbon footprint, further emphasizing energy and carbon efficiency leadership. The scoring system has increased weights for carbon utilization efficiency, water resource utilization efficiency, renewable energy proportion, and rack resource utilization, reinforcing the overall requirements for green, low-carbon, intensive, and circular development.
China launches 2026 national green computing power facility recommendation process
On September 21, Jin10 reported that China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, along with four other departments, jointly issued a notice to organize the 2026 national green computing power facility recommendation process. The notice specifies requirements and procedures for the recommendation, and releases the 2026 National Green Computing Power Facility Evaluation Indicator System. The updated indicator system covers four areas: energy utilization, carbon emission management, water resource utilization, and computing resource utilization. New indicators include unit computing power energy efficiency, carbon utilization efficiency, digital carbon management, and product carbon footprint, further emphasizing energy and carbon efficiency leadership. Key indicators such as carbon utilization efficiency, water resource utilization efficiency, renewable energy electricity proportion, and rack resource utilization level have been given higher scores, reinforcing the overall requirements for green, low-carbon, intensive, and circular development.
Read sourceFive Chinese Ministries Launch 2026 National Green Computing Facility Recommendation Program
On September 21, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and four other departments jointly issued a notice to launch the 2026 National Green Computing Facility recommendation program. The initiative aims to implement the central government's energy-saving and carbon-reduction policies by promoting green, low-carbon, and resource-efficient computing infrastructure. The notice includes an updated evaluation指标体系 (indicator system) that now emphasizes energy efficiency, carbon management, water usage, and computing resource utilization. New indicators such as unit computing energy efficiency, carbon utilization efficiency, digital carbon management, and product carbon footprint have been added. Key metrics like carbon utilization efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy share, and rack utilization (shelf rate) have been given higher scores to reinforce green and circular development goals. Facilities failing to meet key performance standards from the previous year may be removed from the national green computing list. MIIT will oversee the selection and promotion of these facilities to drive energy-saving retrofits and low-carbon transformation in the digital infrastructure sector. The report is sourced from Shanghai Securities News and China Securities Network.
Read sourceChina launches 2026 national green computing facility recommendation process
On September 21, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, along with four other Chinese government departments, jointly issued a notice to launch the 2026 national green computing facility recommendation process. The notice outlines specific requirements and procedures for the recommendation, and releases the updated 2026 National Green Computing Facility Evaluation Indicator System. The new indicator system, adjusted from the 14th Five-Year Plan period version, includes four main areas: energy utilization, carbon emission management, water resource utilization, and computing resource utilization. New indicators such as unit computing energy efficiency, carbon utilization efficiency, digital carbon management, and product carbon footprint have been added to emphasize energy and carbon efficiency leadership. Key indicators like carbon utilization efficiency, water resource utilization efficiency, renewable energy proportion, and rack utilization rate have been given higher scores to reinforce the overall requirements for green, low-carbon, intensive, and circular development.
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