Learning about Eco-Responsibility

Here’s something you may not know: the IT sector has a huge climate impact. At present, between 3 and 4 percent of all electricity (and the associated carbon emissions) used in the world goes to running data centers. If you’re one of the four and a half million registered users of Second Life, consider this: the average Second Life avatar consumes 1,752 kWh of electricity per year, or about two thirds that of an actual person (globally averaged). One server alone has roughly the same climate impact as a 15mpg SUV!

According to a 2007 study by Gartner Group, information and communications technology accounts for 2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, which is roughly the equivalent of what the airline industry produces!

What makes Nexodus so special?

If you’re thinking about switching to green hosting, good for you! Green hosting is an important step in dealing with climate change. But be aware- once you start asking some questions you’ll find that not all of the .green. hosting options out there are nearly as green as they claim to be. Nexodus stands out from the pack for a number of reasons . . .

One, Nexodus is using renewable energy to both power and cool their servers, whereas a number of green hosts only offset the electricity used to power their servers. That represents a big difference, because servers generate a lot of heat. For every watt of electricity that a server uses, 1-2 watts of electricity are typically required to cool it.

Two, Nexodus has partnered with providers to invest in Green -e certified Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). That means that all of Nexodus partner's RECs are verified, tracked and monitored.