Green Webhosting Provider’s List
What is Green Hosting?
Green hosting companies are committed to use alternative energy source that has no absolute impact on eco-system and reduced carbon emissions. They ensure that their system utilizes paperless transactions, allows their employees to telecommute which brings down the gas consumption. Their energy efficient servers runs on energy sources derived from solar panels, wind, propane as substitute for diesel. Virtual hosting is encouraged as opposed to dedicated server to lessen the number of servers running.
Green Hosting Providers List
Be sure to check back on this posting since I’ll be adding more list of green hosting from time to time.
- AISO.net – Runs on 100% solar power energy and even has live streaming video of their solar panel to ensure authenticity. Most of their clients are high profile companies such as Krispy Kreme, Discovery communications and more.
- DreamHost – Carbon neutral webhosting company.This hosting company has been around for a long time. It’s great to see them step up into green hosting. They utilize renewable energy sources and reduce carbon dioxide emission.
- ThinkHost – Earth Friendly webhosting company founded since 1999. All their servers runs on 100% renewable wind and solar energy. To reduce carbon emissions, most of their staff telecommutes and use low power consumption laptops.
- SustainableWebsites – Certified Green webhosting company and member of Green chamber of commerce. They also utilize wind energy source. As a bonus, they provide access to sustainable and green marketing articles for free.
- Sustainable Hosting – Green hosting company founded in 2006, they are committed to making their Webhosting company as carbon neutral. Like all other green hosting companies, they also utilize wind energy to run their servers and offices.
- ilisys – Green hosting company in Australia. Their data center runs on 100% Green energy that utilizes power resources from sun, wind, water and waste.
- HostPapa – Since 2006, HostPapa has committed to green hosting by purchasing green energy certificate which has drastically offset the greenhouse gas production.
- Greenest Host – From start, greenest host has been using 100% solar energy to power their servers and offices. They rely on AMD Opteron powered servers which are faster, use sixty percent less energy and generate fifty percent less heat than previously available servers.
- Green WebHost – Aside from using 100% solar energy, Green webhost encourage environment friendly practices such as planting trees, utilizing solar energy and promote environment awareness organizations.
- Good Avocado – 100% carbon neutral web host, as an added perk they plant a tree each time a new account is created.
- ecoSky – Their servers utilizes solar power and wind power. However their pricing is a bit pricier compared to other hosting providers.
- Ecological Hosting – Green hosting provider in UK. Not only they utilize renewable energy source, the founders also applys eco friendly vegan lifestyle.
- Acorn Host – Green hosting provider in Portland Oregon. The company purchases green certificates to power their server and offices. As part of their environmental awareness program, they recycle their equipments and use electronic invoice.
- Fat Cow – Utilizes green powered energy source generated from wind. The company also practices environment friendly habits.
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