Eco Friendly Hosting

Computing accounts for a great deal of electricity usage these days and data centers' consumption is equivalent to 14 coal fired 1,000-megawatt power plants or 3-4% of global greenhouse emissions, that is, it's on pair with the aviation industry when it comes to a combined carbon footprint. Therefore, when choosing a server for a web project opting for eco friendly hosting is a must for the green energy conscious.

Eco friendly hosting companies find different ways to offset their emissions. Some give part of their revenue to green charities, others support carbon offset, tree-planting schemes while others operate on solar and wind energy.

It's important to ask the service provider what exactly makes their hosting eco friendly, besides all the other value-for-money criteria applicable to any business. It may be a good idea to check out whether the company is certified by a reliable green seal.

Also when choosing your eco friendly hosting company make sure they are not overselling their servers, which means having too many clients on a crammed server. This can compromise the throughput of your business flow and perhaps their eco friendly hosting credentials. Finally, make sure that every price plan on offer is covered under the company's carbon neutral program.

There are many companies offering eco friendly hosting out there � and more of them are cropping up all the time as green pressure on web hosting grows � so shop around, choose the most suitable option and go carbon neutral with your web business.