@TECHREPORT{oei_13825,
ota_publtyp = {Bericht},
oei_publtyp = {Studie},
title = {Data Centres and Flexibility},
author = {Dierk Bauknecht and Jens Gröger and Christoph Heinemann and Dominik Seebach},
year = {2026},
language = {en},
url = {https://www.iea-4e.org/edna/publications/data-centres-and-flexibility/},
abstract = {The study assesses the flexibility potential of data centres in electricity markets, grid management and system operations. It examines workload shifting, supporting infrastructure such as UPS and cooling, and additional storage or generation assets. The report compares technical potential with operational and economic barriers across enterprise, colocation, hyperscale and AI/HPC data centres. It also outlines policy options for market design, renewable electricity procurement and sustainable product policy.},
keywords = {Bereichsübergreifend; Energie & Klimaschutz; Produkte & Stoffströme; Umweltrecht & Governance}
}