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Green Web Hosting

Our planet is in trouble, and we believe everyone is responsible to do their part to reduce the impact of climate change. While we have always offerred a non-profit web hosting plan that helps a lot of green-oriented non-profits, we wanted to do more. Since 2006 we have made being green part of our mission.

Acorn Host is committed to environmental responsibility.

We buy 100% certified renewable energy.

Acorn Host purchases "green certificates" for the amount of energy that is used to run the servers, office equipment, lights, etc. Renewable Energy Certificates (also known as green tags or green certificates) are a simple way to effectively power a business (or your home) on 100% renewable energy resources, without changing electricity providers. We pay for green energy to be put into the power grid equal to the amount of energy we use.

Find out more about renewable energy certificates at Terrapass.

Are green certificates the same as "carbon offsetting"?
No. Carbon offsetting is another type of program that lets greenhouse gas producers buy a greenhouse gas reduction source from somewhere else to "balance" their emissions. Green tags, in contrast, are about investing in renewable power and paying for the energy you use to come from renewable sources in the first place.

We work with green-friendly datacenters.

We work with two datacenters, both of which are moving in the "green" direction with energy-efficient buildings, low-voltage servers, recycling, and more. Read more on our datacenter page.

We recycle and reduce.

We recycle, use recycled paper, and use electronic invoices rather than paper ones to reduce the amount of paper we use in the first place. Additionally, much of our company business is conducted online (telecommuting), saving gas.