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mrvoxius
mrvoxius
technology and saving energy
Mar 6 2008, 2:30 PM EST | Post edited: Mar 6 2008, 2:30 PM EST
So you can't turn all the computers off every night, but you can take a few actions in order to minimize energy use when applicable.
Set your computers "power profile" to go to SLEEP mode after a certain amount of disuse (this probably is already the case with most, but I thought it was worth noting)
Turn monitors and unnecessary peripherals (printers, scanners, etc.) off at night or during extended absences.These are some the most power hungry devices in your office.
Anything else? Anybody?
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brownez
brownez
1. RE: technology and saving energy
Mar 6 2008, 4:18 PM EST | Post edited: Mar 6 2008, 4:18 PM EST
"So you can't turn all the computers off every night"
I actually spoke with one of my tech-savvy coworker about this bit, and she said that we COULD turn our comps off over night, that they would just update the next morning when we turned them on.

I think our problem is that we have so many computers- two labs and then two sections out on the open floor. It would be impractical to shut them all the way down every night.

I wonder what impact we would have with just turning our stuff off, if it would even have an impact at all. Do you find this valuable?