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1&1 Going GreenWhat is 1&1’s US green program? We want clean energy, and we also want to consume as little energy as possible. We use highly efficient power supplies with less than 20% heat loss, and omit any unnecessary components within our servers. In addition to using energy saving components in our data center, 1&1 has partnered with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to offset 100% of the energy used in the Kansas data center 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). Annually, 1&1 purchases 17.5 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power, which is enough clean energy to power over 300 US homes per year. 1&1 also works to keep their offices green. Natural light, recycling programs and reusable kitchen supplies are ways that 1&1 staff stay green. What are RECs? REC stands for Renewable Energy Certificate. 1&1 purchases RECs annually from the BEF to match 100% of all used energy at its Kansas data center. Renewable Energy Certificates, also known as Green tags, Renewable Energy Credits, or Tradable Renewable Certificates (TRCs), are tradable, non-tangible energy commodities in the United States that represent proof that 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource. For more information visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_Energy_Certificates What type of RECs does 1&1 purchase? The majority of the RECs will be sourced from a hydroelectric facility. All of the RECs 1&1 purchases from the BEF are certified under the Green-e® Energy program, the nation's leading voluntary certification program for renewable energy. When did 1&1 become green in the US? October 2008. Why don’t you mail letters? In support of our ‘green initiatives,’ all billing statements and customer correspondence, such as our welcome packages, are communicated electronically via e-mail. With the number of 1&1 customers continuously growing, this saves a significant amount of paper annually. How can 1&1 customers participate in 1&1’s Green Initiatives? 1&1 customers now have the option to incorporate the Green Hosting logo in their websites. They can place the Green Logo on any of their websites hosted by 1&1 to show that their site is powered by a green Web host provider. Since our customers’ websites are hosted in an environmentally friendly facility, 1&1’s customers are doing their part to go green by choosing 1&1 Internet as their Web hosting provider. Where can customers find the Green Logo? The Green Logo can be downloaded from the Marketing Center of the 1&1 Control Panel. Or, it can be found in the press image archive: http://press.1and1.com/xml/images How does 1&1 compare with its competitors regarding green efforts? 1&1 is one of the few Web hosting companies in the US that makes it a point to act in an environmentally friendly manner. Also, 1&1 is the first and only internationally green Web host. The majority of 1&1’s green competitors also purchase RECs to offset the energy used in their data center. 1&1’s RECs are different because they are green-e certified, the highest certification possible. 1&1 also has an advantage over most green competitors because our Kansas data center is an EPA Green Power Partner. What is the BEF? BEF stands for Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). Through 1&1’s cooperation with BEF, we are able to purchase RECs (Renewable Energy Certificates) to offset 100 percent of the energy used in our US data center located in Lenexa, Kansas. BEF uses revenues generated from the sale of RECs to directly support new renewable energy projects and watershed ecosystem restoration. For more information visit www.b-e-f.org What is Green-e? Green-e is the nation's leading independent certification and verification program for renewable energy and greenhouse gas emission reductions in the retail market. For over a decade, the Green-e® program, administered by the Center for Resource Solutions, has been certifying renewable energy that meets environmental and consumer protection standards that it developed in conjunction with leading environmental, energy and policy organizations. For more information visit green-e.org What is the EPA Green Power Partnership? 1&1 Internet partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to participate in its Green Power Partnership program. Through this participation, 1&1 has earned national recognition for its use of Green power. The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use. The Partnership currently has more than 1,000 Partner organizations voluntarily purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500 companies, small and medium sized businesses, local, state, and federal governments, and colleges and universities. For additional information, please visit http://www.epa.gov/greenpower. Worldwide How is 1&1 green in other countries? Since the start of our first data center in Germany nearly 20 years ago, we have been using highly efficient power supplies with less than 20% heat loss, as well as omitting any unnecessary components within our servers. Although 1&1’s green efforts differ slightly in each country, essentially the energy consumed in each data center is offset 100% through the purchase of RECs. 1&1 Internet ensures that green efforts are continued in its global offices. For example, employees in our global headquarters in Germany benefit from environmentally friendly radiant heating and cooling in office buildings, and mostly bike, walk or use public transportation for commuting. Does 1&1 carry out green initiatives at their offices as well as in their business operations? Yes, in a variety of ways. In our corporate offices we participate in the community recycling program, and provide employees with reusable kitchen items as opposed to supplying paper or plastic cups and utensils. Many times, staff members rely on natural light and forgo turning on office lights. Where can I find more information? More information can be found by clicking the ‘Green Web hosting’ icon on our homepage or by visiting our news page and reviewing related press releases, press.1and1.com. Specific press releases that are relevant to the green program are: 1&1 US Data Center Goes Green http://press.1and1.com/xml/article?article_id=683 78 Percent of Online Shoppers Value Green-Powered Websites http://press.1and1.com/xml/article?article_id=751 EPA Recognizes 1&1 Internet’s Kansas Data Center as a Leading Green Power Purchaser http://press.1and1.com/xml/article?article_id=811 Additional questions can be directed to the PR office, press@1and1.com |
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