Green Hosting Companies

While many people don't automatically associate websites with pollution or environmental problems, there is much room for improvement. Data centers, which are used to power web servers (also known as server farms), consume an enormous amount of electricity from local power supplies which are not always sourced with renewable resources. The servers in these data centers require constant cooling with expensive and power hungry air cooling systems. Also because websites must be available 24/7 web hosts use energy around the clock creating a huge need for energy. Green hosting companies have started to "go green" by using sources of renewable energy, or by offsetting their energy use through the purchase of carbon (environmental) credits.

When searching for your web hosting information you shouldn't sacrifice your important environmental principles. Go ahead and ask if the company in question promotes green hosting services. The recent interest in green hosting companies has been sparked by the many requests from customers holding web hosts up to a higher standard.

Always a trendsetter in the internet marketplace, Google has recently installed a new ocean water cooling system in one of their data centers in Hamina, Finland. Housed in a former paper mill, the servers are cooled via water sourced from the ocean that flow though special tunnels throughout the building. Not only does this new cooling system use a renewable and free source of energy, Google was also able to re-purpose an otherwise useless building saving energy by not building a new one.

Another firm that has become a standout amongst green hosting companies is GreenGeeks. In order to lower their carbon footprint and offer green hosting services they purchase Renewable Energy Credits to support the building of power sources that are better for the environment. This includes the building of solar, wind, and geothermal power plants that will one day power homes and industry. GreenGeeks also offers great discounts on a variety of hosting packages - so check out GreekGeeks