2025 09 16 #155
Description
2025 09 16
Time 0730 PT / 1530 BST - See the time in your timezone https://everytimezone.com/s/a8399b00
- Chair – Chris Adams (The Green Web Foundation) @mrchrisadams
- Chair - Aya Saed (Scope3) @asaed110
- Convener – Sean Mcilroy (Linux Foundation) @seanmcilroy29
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Recordings
The Working Group Meeting is recorded and is available for members to review until the next scheduled meeting.
Roll Call
Please add 'Attended' to this issue during the meeting to denote attendance.
Any untracked attendees will be added by the GSF team below:
- Full Name, Affiliation, GitHub username (optional)
Agenda
- Approve Agenda / previous minutes
Proposed MoU
- W3C Mou - Completed
Policy Review
Water Usage Policy Gap
- Guest - Dr. Yi Ding at Purdue University
Current State Assessment: - Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) metric exists from Green Grid consortium but requires paid membership access
- Definitional ambiguity between water consumption (permanently used) versus withdrawal (temporarily used then returned)
- Consumption metrics are more environmentally significant but less commonly reported
- European Energy Efficiency Directive now requires water usage reporting from all EU data centres
Technical Implementation Challenges:
- Green Grid membership includes Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM, NVIDIA (most also GSF members except Amazon)
- Industry-led standards versus regulatory requirements creating potential alignment opportunities
- Regional variations in water stress (Arizona, Utah, high concern; Pennsylvania, Virgini,a currently adequate supply)
Discussions
Review and discuss policies & legislation in the pipeline [20 Mins]
- [AI] Review the Policy Radar #152 (scan of the radar for anything to discuss later)
- [AI] Create Policy Brief #150 - Link to G-Doc from SCI AI research and meetings
- [AI] chart of relevant legislative committees #137 - Power mapping policy initiatives and goals in US market
- [AI] MOU with IASA #148 - Allocate policy-wg members to review before submitting
Any other business
- Open for members to add topics
Next meeting
- 30th Sept
Note: Paula Grzegorzewska - Invited to join the 30th Sept meeting to discuss European policy and how the GSF can influence it.
Adjourn
- Motion to adjourn