Choose an eco-friendly web-host
GreenIT
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Life cycle
Tiers
Responsible
4. Production
Datacenter
System Administrator
Priority
Implementation difficulty
Ecological impact
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3
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Saved resources
Electronic waste / Power consumption / Greenhouse gas emissions
Choose a web host who combines energy-efficient servers with a ano fossil fuel energy supply (oil, gas, and coal).
There are six criterias to take into consideration:
WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) management;
Energy efficiency of the data center [Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) / Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE) / Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE)];
Responsible purchase policy;
Engagements in the social aspects of their crafts;
Low-carbon energy supply;
Carbon offsetting.
Many web hosts share their environmental policies and disclose through KPIs (PUE/CUE/WUE, etc.) performance assessment.
Examples include:
The number of ...
is equal to or less than
web hosts with a PUE greater than 1.5
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