Climate Change Agreement for Data Centres

techUK - DESNZ Consultation on New Climate Change Agreements (CCA) Scheme
techUK FINAL Submission 14.02.24

techUK - CCA Consultation Response
10.05.23

CCA Consultation 2022
Draft response for review

Guidance Note 01: What is a CCA?
Revised April 2022

Guidance Note 2: Transferring Ownership of a CCA
Updated August 2021

Guidance Note 3: Administration Charges
Updated November 2022

Guidance Note 4: Completing HMRC PP10 and PP11 Forms
Revised April 2022

Guidance Note 8: CCA and Other Schemes
Updated August 2021

Guidance Note 9: Glossary and Abbreviations
Updated August 2021

Guidance Note 10: What Happens If...
Updated August 2021

Guidance Note 11: Sub-Metering and Base Year
Updated August 2021

Guidance Note 12: Measuring Generator Fuel
Updated August 2021

Guidance Note 13: HMRC CCL Relief Reporting (previously State Aid reporting)
Updated October 2022

Guidance Note 14: Penalties for Non Compliance
Updated August 2021

Guidance Note 15: Application Documentation
Updated August 2021

Guidance Note 16: Data Centre CCA Eligibility
Updated August 2021
Climate Change Adaptation

Sector Readiness for Climate Change Risks: Data Centres
Report to DEFRA under the Adaptation Reporting Power, third round
Compliance

Environement Agency Roundtable - Data Centre FAQ v21
(Working Draft - Released to techUK)

Red Diesel Tax Changes: Our Interpretation of the New Rules - March 2022
Guidance notes for data centres - FURTHER UPDATES

BAT for IED: Important Clarification
Correcting Environment Agency Statement

Red Diesel Tax Changes - Our Interpretation of the New Rules
Guidance notes for data centre operators updated January 2022

Red Diesel Tax Changes for Data Centres
Briefing Note updated December 2021

DRAFT Template Air Quality Management Plan
For review and comment

DRAFT Script for notification AQMP
For review and comment

Updated Guidance Red Diesel Regs August 2021
Updated guidance on changes in taxation of red diesel from HMRC for review
COVID-19

DCMS Critical Workers Delivery Hub Address Details
Excel sheet to complete for key worker tests

Travel Guidance for Data Centre Workers
Updated 5th December 2021

Quarantine: Guidance for Operators
Provisional guidance July 2021. Always check gov.uk for updates

Position Statement Self Isolation
Government rules on self-isolation threaten digital infrastructure and business continuity

TEST AND RELEASE CONDITIONS 26 July 2021
Further clarifications from DCMS

COVID Isolation Obligations: Guidance 23 July 2021
UPDATED 24 July with additional clarifications from DCMS

Guidance Notes for Setting Up Your Own Test Site
These are provisional notes, please check the links for updates

Setting up workplace testing: DHSC Intro slides 2021
Check DHSC for updates

Workplace Testing DHSC Guidance 2021
Check for updates!

Workplace testing DHSC SOP 2021
Check for updates
COVID-19 Position Statements
COVID-19 Articles and blogs
COVID-19 Operational Briefings
COVID-19 Bulletins and call notes
Data Centre Case Studies

Ekkosense and Digital Realty
Improving cooling efficiency with AI
ESG, Carbon and Utilities (energy and water)

techUK response to Call for Evidence on incentivising heat export via UK ETS
August 2024 - FINAL

Warming Up to Efficiency: Understanding the Potential Benefits and Pitfalls of Data Centre Heat Export in the UK
techUK whitepaper published in Feb 2024

techUK response to proposals for heat network zoning
Final 23.02.24

Energy Networks Association Postcode Lookup API
06 December 2022

Electricity Costs: Position Statement 2022
EII and Proposed Reform of Electricity Rates

Addressing the Public Sector's Residual Data Centre Estate
Communication from UK Council of Data Centre Operators

BEIS Statement of Intent: Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings
Note that justification does not relate to market failure!

DCD talks Viking Helmets with Emma Fryer
October 2021

Aggregated Power Purchase Agreements
Zeigo Guide to Aggregating PPAs

Down on the Farm with the CRC - 2011
Blog by Emma Fryer
Infrastructure: Resilience, Planning, Investment and Capacity

techUK - DSIT - Protecting and enhancing the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure
Response to the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology Consultation Protecting and enhancing the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure

GLA West London Power Connections SSEN
On 9 December 2022, techUK participated in a roundtable with the GLA and energy stakeholders to discuss the West London electricity capacity constraints.

SSEN Presentation - West London - techUK
On 9 December 2022, techUK participated in a roundtable with the GLA and energy stakeholders to discuss the West London electricity capacity constraints.

Data storage and processing infrastructure security and resilience -call for views
techUK’s submission to the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport’s call for views

Data Centre Security: Podcast with Genetec
Fireside chat: Nick Smith and Emma Fryer

CPNI NCSC Data Centre Security Guidance 2022
PDF version for DC owners and operators

CPNI NCSC Data Centre Security Guidance 2022
Link to CPNI Web Resources

NIS Regulations Briefing for Data Centres
Discussion points kindly shared by CharlesRussellSpeechlys

NIS Regulations Consultation: Data Centres
Slides from round table with CharlesRussellSpeechlys

Sector Readiness for Climate Change Risks (ARP Report 2021)
See also under Climate Change Adaptation

National Security and Investment Act: Business Decision Tree
BEIS flowchart to aid decision making

Data Centres and the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021
Briefing by Clifford Chance LLP

Data Centre Security: Fighting on Two Fronts
White Paper on where physical and cyber security meet. Many thanks to techUK member Genetec for leading this piece of work!
Data Centre Skills and Professionalism (see also techUK's Skills, Talent and Diversity Programme)

I'm an Engineer - Internet Zone: How to Register
Sign up for our Schools outreach by 8 October!

Why Work in a Data Centre?
Why the data centre sector is a career destination of choice
Best Practice, Information Sharing, Standards, Metrics and KPIs

European Data Centre Representative Bodies: Who Does What?
Overview of organisations within Europe relevant to data centres
Member Blogs, Podcasts, News and Announcements

Data Centre Security: Podcast with Genetec
Fireside chat: Nick Smith and Emma Fryer

Data Centre Market Trends 2021
Podcast with Matt Pullen, EVP and MD Europe at CyrusOne

Revolutionising Infrastructure Management
Guest blog by Jeff Safovich, chief technology officer at RiT Tech

Data Centre Investment: No Brainer or Buyer Beware?
Guest Blog by Vijay Mistry, VIPA Digital

Internet Traffic and the Corona Virus
Guest Blog by Kurtis Lindqvist

To Be or Not To Be: Should Data Centres be Classed as CNI
Guest blog by Paul Cranfield, VIPA Digital

Mental Health Under Lockdown
Guest Blog by Jack Bedell-Pearce, 4D Data Centres

COVID 19: Impact on Data Centres
Article by Emma Fryer for Inside Networks