Green Hosting can often be a misleading term because there are no definite requirements for claiming a “green” status. Governing bodies, like the FTC, only look for companies to provide some effort for bettering the environment. Generally, hosts will do one of two things in order to claim that status: either implement several technologies and policies to reduce power consumption and use renewable sources of energy or buy carbon credits in order to claim they are offsetting their carbon footprint. All of the hosts below fall into the former group, sortable by popularity or by lowest price.

Value Plan by HostGator

Hosting Type: Dedicated
Disk Space: 1 TB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Either

Promo Price

$119.00

Regular Price: $189.00

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Power Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 2 TB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $139.00
Regular Price: $249.00

Enterprise Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 1 TB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $149.00
Regular Price: $289.00

Hatchling Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 1

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $2.75
Regular Price: $6.95

8 GB RAM Plan by GreenGeeks

Hosting Type: VPS
Disk Space: 125 GB
Bandwidth: 3000 GB

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux

Ecosite Premium Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $16.95
Regular Price: $24.95

Entry Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 500 GB
Bandwidth: 10 TB

Today’s Price: $169.00

Ecosite Starter Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $2.95
Regular Price: $9.95

Unmanaged Mid Plan by A2 Hosting

Hosting Type: VPS
Disk Space: 30 GB
Bandwidth: 2 TB

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Either

Today’s Price

$10.00

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Turbo Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $10.78
Regular Price: $21.99

Managed Sprint Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 1 TB
Bandwidth: 10 TB

Promo Price: $141.09
Regular Price: $169.99

Unmanaged Elite Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 50 GB
Bandwidth: 2 TB

Today’s Price: $15.00

Startup Plan by FatCow

Hosting Type: Dedicated
Disk Space: 500 GB
Bandwidth: 5 TB

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux

Promo Price

$119.99

Regular Price: $149.99

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Professional Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 1 TB
Bandwidth: 10 TB

Promo Price: $151.99
Regular Price: $189.99

Basic Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 40 GB
Bandwidth: 1 TB

Promo Price: $19.99
Regular Price: $24.99

Enterprise Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 1 TB
Bandwidth: 15 TB

Promo Price: $191.99
Regular Price: $239.99

Essential Plan by InMotion Hosting

Hosting Type: Dedicated
Disk Space: 1 TB
Bandwidth: 6 TB

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux

Promo Price

$105.69

Regular Price: $189.99

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WP-2000S Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 2

Disk Space: 80 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $11.38
Regular Price: $12.99

WP-6000S Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 20

Disk Space: 240 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $119.28
Regular Price: $142.99

Pro Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $14.71
Regular Price: $15.99

Basic Plan by iPage

Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux

Promo Price

$1.99

Regular Price: $7.99

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Startup Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 500 GB
Bandwidth: 5 TB

Promo Price: $119.99
Regular Price: $149.99

Professional Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 1 TB
Bandwidth: 10 TB

Promo Price: $151.99
Regular Price: $194.99

Basic Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 40 GB
Bandwidth: 1 TB

Promo Price: $19.99
Regular Price: $24.99

Enterprise Plan by DreamHost

Hosting Type: VPS
Disk Space: 240 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux

Basic Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 30 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Today’s Price: $13.75

Fully-Managed Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 1 TB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $149.00
Regular Price: $169.00

DreamPress Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 1

Disk Space: 30 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Today’s Price: $16.95

Dropshipping Plan by Liquid Web

Hosting Type: eCommerce
Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider

Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Contact provider
Operating System: Linux

Marketplace Plan (eCommerce Hosting)
Websites: 1

Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider

Today’s Price: $149.00

Business Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 25

Disk Space: 100 GB
Bandwidth: 5 TB

Today’s Price: $149.00

Standard Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 960 GB
Bandwidth: 5 TB

Today’s Price: $199.00

Premium Plan by HostPapa

Hosting Type: VPS
Disk Space: 50 GB
Bandwidth: 1 TB

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux

Promo Price

$109.99

Regular Price: $149.99

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Business Pro Plan (eCommerce Hosting)
Websites: 1

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $12.95
Regular Price: $19.99

Business Pro Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $12.95
Regular Price: $19.99

Business Pro Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $12.95
Regular Price: $21.99

Pro Plan by Lunarpages

Hosting Type: Builder
Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider

Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux

Promo Price

$10.00

Regular Price: $12.00

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Premium Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Contact provider

Disk Space: 20 GB
Bandwidth: 200 GB

Today’s Price: $22.95

eCommerce Plan (Builder Hosting)
Websites: 1

Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider

Promo Price: $27.00
Regular Price: $29.00

Single Octa Core Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 500 GB
Bandwidth: 10 TB

Today’s Price: $289.00

VPS M SSD Plan by Contabo

Hosting Type: VPS
Disk Space: 400 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Either

Today’s Price

$10.28

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Note: Prices for this host are based on exchange rates that are subject to change without notice.

Dedicated Server X Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 3 TB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $102.93
Regular Price: $114.36

XX Large Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 500 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Today’s Price: $11.42

Dedicated Server Dual Xeon Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $125.80
Regular Price: $137.24

Pro Plan by Heart Internet

Hosting Type: VPS
Disk Space: 150 GB
Bandwidth: Contact provider

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Windows

Note: Prices for this host are based on exchange rates that are subject to change without notice.

Home Pro Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 1

Disk Space: 100 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Today’s Price: $13.99

Power Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 200 GB
Bandwidth: Contact provider

Today’s Price: $140.00

High Power Range Plan (Dedicated Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 4 TB
Bandwidth: Contact provider

Today’s Price: $164.22

Small Plan by MacHighway

Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Websites: 2
Email Accounts: 20
Operating System: Linux

Today’s Price

$2.95

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1GB Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 40 GB
Bandwidth: 400 GB

Promo Price: $25.46
Regular Price: $29.95

2GB Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 50 GB
Bandwidth: 600 GB

Promo Price: $33.96
Regular Price: $39.95

Medium Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 5

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Today’s Price: $4.95

Ultra Plan by Domain.com

Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux

Today’s Price

$13.75

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Standard Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 20 GB
Bandwidth: 1 TB

Promo Price: $29.70
Regular Price: $34.95

Basic Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 1

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Today’s Price: $3.75

WP Starter Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 1

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Today’s Price: $3.75

Unlimited Plan by 123 Reg

Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Websites: 10
Email Accounts: 1
Operating System: Linux

Promo Price

$11.35

Regular Price: $16.40

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Note: Prices for this host are based on exchange rates that are subject to change without notice.

Starter Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: 25 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Today’s Price: $12.61

Online Shop Plan (eCommerce Hosting)
Websites: 1

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $12.68
Regular Price: $18.92

XL Plan (Cloud Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited

Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited

Promo Price: $138.86
Regular Price: $252.49

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Buying Carbon Credits Vs Green Technologies

Carbon credits effectively act as a permit to produce a
certain amount of emissions and reduce carbon footprints. Suppliers/providers
in a given industry all pledge to not exceed a net amount of emissions, or the
amount is regulated by governing body, and the credits can then be sold amongst
all involved parties. By buying carbon credits, web hosts raise their emissions
caps in order to remain compliant and avoid action taken against them.

While it is a step forward for a for an industry to agree to
a cap and trade system, it can be a shortcut for companies relying solely on buying
carbon credits. That said, it is nearly impossible – both logistically and
financially – for web hosts to use only renewable sources of energy; most hosts
do buy offset credits to some degree. Companies opt for technologies and
policies that actively work to lower carbon emissions, like:

  • Renewable sources of energy like wind, solar,
    and even water
  • Data centers built with energy-efficient power
    grids and hardware
  • Recycling hardware, equipment, computers, and of
    course, company waste
  • Ensuring proper disposal of hardware and
    equipment
  • Plant trees

It’s impossible to distinguish the source of power on the
grid. This allows companies buying carbon credits to claim they are green and
even using renewable sources of energy.

Impact Of Green Technologies On Hosting Cost Or Performance

While everyone wants to imagine a better world for all of
us, businesses have to worry about their bottom line and service quality in
order to continue operations. Fortunately, the impact of green technologies on
the cost and performance of web hosting is minimal. While companies opting to
be green incur a higher cost of operations, parts of this cost can be mitigated
through tax breaks from state and federal authorities. The end result is
hosting that is competitive with the rest of the industry in both pricing and
services offered.

Whether or not a web host has taken steps to reduce their
carbon footprint at their facilities, all hosts have to rely on a mix of
renewable energies and carbon credits to meet and claim compliance. As a
result, web hosts use the same sources and grid for power, and there is no
perceivable impact on performance.

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