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by postepowanieadm 569 days ago
> I believe that Hetzner data centers in Europe (Germany, Finland) are powered by green energy, but not the locations in US.

Green lignite.
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kuschku 569 days ago
While fans of nuclear energy like to meme about the German power grid, Hetzner is — in so far as anyone with a grid connection can be — powered by 100% green wind and hydro energy.

You can see the paperwork here:

- https://cdn.hetzner.com/assets/Uploads/oekostrom-zertifikat-...

- https://cdn.hetzner.com/assets/Oomi-sertifikaatti-tuuli+vesi...

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esher 569 days ago
This does not apply to Hetzner US data centers, as far as I know. That's just for Germany and Finland.
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