We have partnered with
1&1 and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation
(BEF) to offset 100% of the energy usage of our data
center in Lenexa, Kansas by purchasing Renewable Energy
Certificates (RECs). The majority of the RECs will be
sourced from the Bowersock Mills and Power Company’s
hydroelectric facility in Lawrence, Kansas. This hydroelectric
facility is certified low impact by the Low Impact Hydro
Institute (LIHI).
1&1’s renewable energy purchase for the facility
is enough clean energy to power at least 300 U.S. homes
for one year!
1&1 and BEF work in tandem with
Green-e, the nation's leading voluntary certification
program for renewable energy, to power our data center
with clean, renewable energy. Green-e certifies renewable
energy that meets environmental and consumer protection
standards that it developed in conjunction with leading
environmental, energy and policy organizations.
1&1 has also been recognized by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a
Green Power Partner for its annual purchase of 17.5
million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power (electricity
that is generated from environmentally preferable renewable
resources, like wind, solar, hydroelectric and geothermal). |
