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CO₂ & EmpCo
What does the open green energy status of your hosting mean?
The check asks the Green Web Foundation whether the website’s server runs on proven green electricity. If the answer is “no record”, the question is open. It also stays open if the interface answers with an error or takes longer than four seconds. The audit file lists this as a note; the score stays the same.
What the note means
With an open status the score stays the same, and the check calculates the CO₂ value per view with the global electricity mix of 442 g CO₂ per kilowatt hour. The note names the queried host and the answer of the database. This shows you whether the database reports “no record” or the query failed.
When the check asks again
With every measurement. If the query failed, the next ordered or scheduled measurement asks again; the note then gives the answer of the interface, such as “HTTP 503” or “no response”.
Examples
Request to the host
Ist Ihr Hosting grün?Aus welchen Quellen bezieht Ihr Rechenzentrum seinen Strom?
Können Sie den Nachweis (Stromliefervertrag oder Herkunftsnachweise)
bei der Green Web Foundation einreichen, damit Ihr Eintrag dort
sichtbar wird?- Read the queried host and the answer in the note. If it names an error of the interface, a re-measurement is enough.
- Look up the entry yourself with the Green Web Check on the Green Web Foundation’s site.
- Ask your host whether its electricity comes from renewable sources, and ask for an entry at the Green Web Foundation. The entry is free and applies to all websites on the registered servers.
- If the proof is still open after your request, move to a listed provider and then order a re-measurement.
