Chances are, there is a period of time during the work day that you are not actually using your computer. By activating the sleep mode, you can reduce your computer’s electricity consumption by 95%!
Here’s one example (keep in mind, these are just estimates):
If you leave your desktop PC, monitor and printer on 24 hours per day, you’ll use 108kWh- encountering a monthly cost of almost $10.00.
If you use that same computer 3 hours a day and it stays on sleep mode the rest of the day, you’ll only use a mere 18kWh- encountering a cost of $1.64.
Guides on how to enable energy saving features for your computer can be found on the Energy Star website.
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What do you recommend for leaving large televisions and stereo equipment plugged in when it's not in use? Do they use a significant amount of energy?
Your best bet is to plug electronics into a power strip that can be turned off when not in use. Large CRT tube TVs and stereos still consume energy, even in standby mode. A large CRT tube TV, if watched 6 hours per day and in standby mode the remaining time consumes roughly $3 per month. Multiply that by the number of TV sets and other electronics in your home, and you can see how quickly it can add up. Also, an average sized plasma television uses more than DOUBLE the wattage that a large CRT television uses. Using power strips is an effortless way to save.
great tips! thanks
There is some great software for businesses out there that can help save power on PCs, which can be very rewarding on a large scale - say 10,000 PCs.
The best and most advanced PC Power Management solution to date is Greentrac (www.greentrac.com).
Greentrac monitors every user's power wastage across a network and provides them feedback on how much energy they're saving (or wasting).
Big businesses can save hundreds of thousands of dollars, and MILLIONS of tons of CO2 emissions each year by investing in such software.
The word really needs to get out...
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