I just read this Wired News article on sustainable web hosting. What am I talking about? Web hosts that use green energy to run their offices/data centers which, in turn, power your blogs, photoblogs, business sites and whatever you may have online. The article highlighted six green webhosts: AISO, ecoSky, Elfon, Locomotive Media, Solar Data Centers and Sustainable Marketing. These companies seem to be an ideal fit for the many energy conscious groups out there. And a perfect fit for the online activist blogs who can lead by example.
Some of the companies have actual solar panels on site, on their rooftops or on the ground around their buildings. But not everyone has the space for that.
Not all the companies get their power from on-site solar panels. Some buy renewable energy credits from their regional power utility. The utility, in turn, agrees to purchase a set amount of electricity from a green producer, like a solar farm or a wind farm.
These small, boutique, data centers are on to something here.
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Posted by: Ivan Storck | December 15, 2005 at 12:21 AM