Green hosting or eco-friendly hosting is Internet hosting which involve green technologies to reduce environmental impact.
Green hosting include Carbon offsetting, powering a data center directly with renewable energy, planting trees, plants and grass around and over Data Centers and more day to day activities such as energy conservation and the use of energy saving appliances. Green hosting utilized green marketing with focusing on green consumers that are concerning about the environment.
World Internet usage statistics show that the Internet is still rapidly growing in the U.S. and growing from 400 to 1000% a year, worldwide. In fact, the total electric bill to operate those servers and related infrastructure equipment was $2.7 billion in the United States and $7.2 billion worldwide. It is estimated that if energy consumption with web hosting keeps raising at the current rate by 2020 the industry will be more polluting than the airline industry. With so much demand on resources, eco-friendly hosting services emerged.
Hosting sites that contain a Green-E certification labels are organizations that voluntarily adhere to strict environmental guidelines. A green organization doesn’t necessarily have to have access to green power from wind, water, or solar energy, they can also purchase green certificates to offset the use and cost of conventional energy.
Green hosting companies will work to consolidate data, prevents from having too many online at a time. A hosting organization or any organization can become more self efficient by: -Using low voltage computer equipment -Contributing to other Green organizations -Using Energy Efficient appliances in break rooms -The use of energy efficient lighting in the building -Conducting meeting via the internet