At
CAERAN, we include every operation of our business in the Natural
Lifestyle choice. When it comes to energy sources, there is A LOT that can
be done.
This website is powered by HostPapa.com, a Toronto Canada hosting company
who purchases
alternative energy to power all of their servers, etc.
This is from the
HostPapa.com website...
Green Hosting from
HostPapa
100% Powered by Certified Green
Renewable Energy Sources
Yes, it's true! Our energy is certified by
the following sources:
    
HostPapa has taken the initiative of going
green by purchasing 100% green renewable energy to power
our data center, web servers, office computers, laptops and office space.
These energy sources supply HostPapa's entire equivalent energy
consumption into the power-grid with certified 100% renewable
green energy sources, such as wind and solar-powered energy.
How do we do it?
We certainly do not have a wind turbine on the roof of our data center!
Sure, it would be a neat thing to have, but that is not the case. After an
energy audit by an outside provider to calculate our total electrical
energy consumption from traditional sources, HostPapa purchased
"green energy tags" or certificates from a certified green
energy supplier. That supplier calculates the total energy consumption of
our operation and uses their suppliers of green energy to pump in 100%
equivalent energy back into the power grid. This effectively cuts down on
the carbon dioxide-producing (CO2) energy that we normally would have
required from non-green energy sources.
We have actually calculated that, within
the scope of one year of our initial purchase of green energy, we have
removed roughly 4,000 kg of CO2 emissions and other greenhouse gases
affecting our environment. That's close to removing two cars from the
highway for a 12-month period!
By purchasing the green energy
certificates, we have completely offset the amount of
greenhouse gas production by our current electricity providers with
certified wind and solar-power providers in the United States and Canada.
Why did we do it?
Simply put, we did it because of our commitment to corporate
responsibility and to the environment. Ultimately, we wanted to be the
green leader in web hosting. The servers and equipment we use here at
HostPapa run 24 hours per day and consume a great deal of electricity. Why
should we burden the world just because we require that electricity to
light up our servers? If we need the electricity for our operation, let's
buy it from clean-energy sources and contribute positively to our
environment.
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