Spain will require data centres to cover at least 80% of their electricity consumption with new renewable generation on an hourly basis under draft rules aimed at regulating the sector's rapid expansion, news agency Europa Press reported.

A draft Spanish decree would require data centres above 1MW to source 80% renewable energy hourly and keep data inside the EU.

Spain will require data centres to cover at least 80% of their electricity consumption with new renewable generation on an hourly basis under draft rules aimed at regulating the…