Green Web Hosting

Our web hosting company is 100% powered by green power

Acorn Host purchases Green Certificates monthly 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. The idea is to pay for green energy to be put into the power grid equal to the amount of energy you use.

Find out more about renewable energy certificates at 3degrees.

FAQ

Is this the same as "carbon offsetting"?
Not exactly. 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. Learn more about VERs here.

But is that really as good as strapping solar panels to your roof?
Green certificates let businesses support green energy going into the grid without having to invest in the infrastructure to generate green power themselves. This lets everyone do what they do best--green energy companies can focus on creating energy in innovative ways, and we can focus on providing a great value and service for our customers.