We’re very happy to let you know that all our hosting is now officially green, powered 100% by renewable energy.
This means that all of our hosted websites are now powered exclusively by wind and solar power.
Why is it important?
The internet costs a lot to power: around 400 terawatt hours a year. While an individual website’s footprint is small, it all adds up: the internet is responsible for around 3.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Shockingly, this is similar to the amount produced by the global airline industry.
With our green hosting, you can be assured that your websites avoid contributing to climate change.
100% Renewable Energy
Our UK based data centres are partnered with renewable energy suppliers to ensure that our web hosting, cooling and network is powered by 100% renewable energy.
World-class efficiency
Our data centres excel in efficiency: with a PUE (power usage effectiveness) of 1.12. PUE describes how efficiently a data centre uses energy (the lower the better). Most hosts have a PUE of 1.2 or higher. We felt we could do better, so we have a PUE of 1.12. It’s an important figure to note when looking for green hosting.
The latest technology
As more efficient technology becomes available, we replace our hardware – but never at a cost to your sites’ performance. We provide the fastest hosting available, without harming the planet.
Specialist Hosting
Our hosting uses autoscaling technology, which ensures that when a website becomes busy, it can be allocated the resources of the entire hosting platform: multiple servers. Unlike other companies, your website isn’t bound to a single server.
This also works in reverse to be eco-friendly… If a website is no longer busy, it will take up fewer resources: processors, RAM and their associated cooling tech. Less resource mean less electricity used, and ultimately, a reduction in harmful emissions.
If you would like to get in touch to discuss hosting your website / emails or more with us, please get in touch!
