8 Great Green Hosting Providers

'Net Features : wm-webhosting — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:35:00 GMT

Selecting a Web host is a tough decision that not only affects a website’s success, but also the environment. According to HostGator (featured below), the average server produces the same emissions as a 15 mpg SUV. When you look at HostGator, the company hosts more than 4,000,000 websites on its shared and reseller Web hosting servers, which means a lot of carbon emissions. Let’s see how this company and others are making a difference in the hosting world. Host: HostGator Estimated Web Popularity*: 139 Going Green: Initially, HostGator took steps to minimize its environmental impact at the office, but the company wasn’t satisfied. HostGator expanded its eco-friendly initiatives a step further by switching to 36 percent more efficient servers, but the hosting business still wasn’t satisfied. Today, all of HostGator’s Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) have been registered, verified and retired from the market. Additionally, all of its shared and reseller servers are now 130 percent wind powered. Lastly, HostGator has purchased certified RECs representing 130 percent of the electricity used to both power and cool every one its servers. Host: iPage Estimated Web Popularity: 7,460 Going Green: iPage reduced its carbon footprint by purchasing enough RECs to offset its energy use by 200 percent. That means: Host: DreamHost Estimated Web Popularity: 8,169 Going Green: When DreamHost learned that running its company generated as much carbon dioxide as 545 average...(read more)

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8 Great Green Hosting Providers