尽管欧盟有透明度规定，欧洲数据中心仍普遍隐瞒能源和水的使用情况。
Lighthouse Reports、Trouw及欧洲媒体合作伙伴的联合调查显示，绝大多数欧洲数据中心未公开其能源和水的消耗情况，这违反了《欧洲能源效率指令》（EED）。
European Data Centers Conceal Power and Water Usage Despite EU Transparency Rules A joint investigation by Lighthouse Reports, Trouw, and European media partners revealed that the vast majority of European data centers conceal their energy and water consumption, defying the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
在荷兰，186个容量达到500千瓦或以上的商业数据中心中，只有不到四分之一披露了电力和饮用水的使用数据。
In the Netherlands, fewer than a quarter of the 186 commercial data centers with capacities of 500 kilowatts or more disclose their electricity and drinking water figures.
虽然荷兰企业局（RVO）负责监督合规情况，但仅掌握了104个数据中心的数据。
Although the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) monitors compliance, it holds data on only 104 centers.
据荷兰统计局报告，2024年数据中心消耗了51亿千瓦时的电力，占全国电力需求的4.6%。
Statistics Netherlands reported that data centers consumed 5.1 billion kilowatt-hours in 2024, representing 4.6 percent of national electricity demand.
随着荷兰电网运营商TenneT预测这一数字到2030年将上升至10-15%，不断增长的能源和冷却需求可能加剧现有的电网瓶颈和水资源管理压力。
With Dutch grid operator TenneT projecting that figure to climb to 10-15 percent by 2030, surging energy and cooling demands threaten to exacerbate existing electrical grid bottlenecks and water management pressures.