GreenGeeks.com Offering “Carbon-Negative” Web Hosting

August 19th, 2009 · No Comments

‘Wind energy credits’ continue to grab headlines as web hosting providers respond to increasing customer demand for ‘green’ alternatives. But at GreenGeeks.com this is not just a marketing exercise – they’re taking action on the company’s mission to be the “world’s most eco-friendly web-hosting company”. In fact, they’ve gone ‘carbon-negative’.

Why? According to CEO, Trey Gardner, independent auditors such as Mckinsey & Company, are estimating that by 2020 the web hosting industry could be polluting as much as the airline industry. And GreenGeeks.com “300% Green” response to this warning has put them at the leading edge of the ‘green web hosting business’.

Every web hosting business needs reliable electrical power in order to keep their business running round the clock, and GreenGeeks is no exception. However, what marks this company out is a commitment to purchase 3 units of wind energy credits for every unit of power they consume from the electricity grid.

This allows them to keep their Chicago, IL., data center – with its servers, redundant power, cooling systems and network infrastructure – working to the high levels of reliability that customers expect. Just as importantly, it also means that electricity suppliers are being encouraged to provide extra wind-generated power into the grid for others to purchase and use. (Up to three times the amount that GreenGeeks are purchasing.)

GreenGeeks isn’t content to just rest on those worthy laurels. Their server technology is optimized to use less energy and to require less cooling They’ve also enthusiastically implemented a green policy in their office.

According to Mr. Gardner, customers are very receptive to using green web hosts as part of their business plans. He’s thinking big to a world where millions of website owners worldwide are green-hosted and proud to let their web visitors know it. (The company encourages customers to display ‘green tag’ seals on their websites to help with this vision. See http://www.greengeeks.com/going-green/)

GreenGeek’s 1 and 2 year ‘eco-site hosting plans’ are attractively priced at a monthly $6.95 and $7.95 respectively.