Sustainability Magazine March 2026 Issue 67 | Page 77

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Paris, France infrastructure sector can evolve.“ What we’ re building here isn’ t just a procurement mechanism, but an accountability framework,” he said.“ Our goal is to make real-time visibility into energy use a normal and scalable part of data centre operations.”
Building a pan-European framework for accountability France is not an isolated case for nLighten. The company already runs similarly structured agreements across Spain and the UK, working respectively with Shell and Conrad Energy. Each follows the same principle of real-time traceability adapted to local regulatory settings and market dynamics.
Rather than relying on undifferentiated national averages, nLighten aligns its portfolio across Europe around a consistent, dataled energy monitoring framework. For Francesco, this coherence is what turns regional data centres into a unified, accountable network.“ Our aim is to build a repeatable model where every site can provide a clear, verifiable picture of its renewable supply in real time,” he explained.“ That consistency matters for both our internal standards and our customers’ sustainability reporting.”
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