EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

The technology industry has talked at length about Green IT and how it might change business models - but rarely has that talk translated into action.

Today we report about one hosting company that has changed its business model to reflect the growing cost of unmitigated power consumption on the environment and the company's bottom line.

Sydney-based ac3 has decided to bite the bullet and charge customers on a per-kilowatt basis.

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