{"id":37,"date":"2019-04-10T18:53:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T18:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citrus3.com\/blog\/?p=37"},"modified":"2019-04-10T19:38:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T19:38:33","slug":"now-serving-100-wind-powered-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citrus3.com\/blog\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"Now serving 100% wind powered servers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/citrus3.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1395259266469.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citrus3.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1395259266469.jpg 750w, https:\/\/citrus3.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1395259266469-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citrus3.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1395259266469-455x215.jpg 455w, https:\/\/citrus3.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1395259266469-267x126.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have gone 100% green and have eliminated using any data centers not following this practice. &nbsp;All SHOUTcast servers are powered by 100% wind energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Server energy usage is lower\u00a0depending on the level of server stress, dropping to less than 50% of the maximum energy utilization depending on traffic.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Our energy supplier is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hydroquebec.com\/en\/index.html\">Hydro Qu\u00e9bec<\/a>, whose electricity production is<strong>100% renewable, and 98% from hydroelectricity<\/strong>. Hydroelectricity only produces just&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hydroforthefuture.com\/energie\/2\/one-of-the-cleanest-generating-options\">4 grams of CO2 per Kwh of electricity<\/a>. That\u2019s 56% less CO2 than wind energy, and less than 1% of that of natural gas and coal. In Qu\u00e9bec electricity generation represents just 1% of all Green House Gas emissions, versus 32.5% in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We use&nbsp;<strong>high-tech free cooling technology<\/strong>&nbsp;to cool two of our data centers,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emersonnetworkpower.com\/en-CALA\/Products\/PrecisionCooling\/LargeRoomCooling\/Pages\/LiebertHPMFreeCooling.aspx\">cooling your servers using the cold Canadian winter air<\/a>. Average temperatures in Montreal are significantly lower than most of the United States, with average minimum temperatures below freezing for five months of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For environmentally friendly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citrus3.com\/\">Radio Hosting<\/a>&nbsp;visit Citrus3.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have gone 100% green and have eliminated using any data centers not following this practice. &nbsp;All SHOUTcast servers are powered by 100% wind energy. Server energy usage is lower\u00a0depending on the level of server stress, dropping to less than 50% of the maximum energy utilization depending on traffic. Our energy supplier is&nbsp;Hydro Qu\u00e9bec, whose electricity production is100% renewable, and 98% from hydroelectricity. Hydroelectricity only produces just&nbsp;4 grams of CO2 per Kwh of electricity. That\u2019s 56% less CO2 than wind energy, and less than 1% of that of natural gas and coal. In Qu\u00e9bec electricity generation represents just 1% of all Green House Gas emissions, versus 32.5% in the USA. We use&nbsp;high-tech free cooling technology&nbsp;to cool two of our data centers,&nbsp;cooling your servers using the cold Canadian winter air. Average temperatures in Montreal are significantly lower than most of the United States, with average minimum temperatures below freezing for five months of the year. 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