Internode to Build $3M Green Facility

July 8, 2008 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Australian Internet service provider Internode (internode.on.net) announced on Tuesday it plans to build a $3 million ‘green’ data center for the Adelaide CBD after the previous data center it opened last year filled to capacity twice as fast as expected.

Technology executives from Internode are currently researching different environmentally-friendly initiatives elsewhere in Australia and in the US to determine methods in which it can reduce its carbon footprint.

The company has taken its first steps towards green practices, having recently achieved carbon-neutral status after a carbon audit for 2006 to 2007. The company uses solar-powered towers in the Coorong District to deliver wireless broadband services throughout the remote regional area of South Australia.

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