Data Centres Climate Change Agreement Target Periods 7 – 9 Announced!

techUK has received formal confirmation of the CCA sector target for Target Periods (TP) 7-9 (covering 2026-2030) for the Data Centres sector, which has received Ministerial approval.

We are delighted to announce that the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has set a final energy improvement target for the data centres sector of 14.5% relative to a 2022 baseline by the end of 2030. This is the counterproposal that techUK put forward on behalf of the sector and the result of a lengthy TP7-9 target setting negotiations to determine a final target following the technical assessments and evidence provided.  

We consider this a momentuous win for the sector and the target to be fair and appropriate.

We would like to thank DESNZ and their technical advisors Ricardo-EE for engaging with the sector through this process. 

For more information on the CCA for data centres, please visit this page 

Application for new entrants for the CCA scheme to the Environment Agency are via our CCA helpdesk at techUK@slrconsulting.com. 

The earliest date by which new entrants will be able to enter the scheme is 1st January 2026, if an application is submitted to the EA by 30th September 2025. If this current application window is missed, then there is a further opportunity for application submissions starting 1st January 2026.