Green Computing Statistics
· $11.5 billion dollars was the cost of the energy bill for data centers in the U.S. for 2010.
· Energy consumption per server increased 9%
· 2 out of 18 PC manufacturers obtain a reasonable green rating
· The average desktop computer wastes over half of the power delivered to it
· Shut Down and Switch off your Desktop Computers! 8W of electricity an hour is wasted when you just power off your desktop computer
How to be “green” while computing
· Look for electronic devices with the “energy star” label. Those devices only waste a maximum of 20% of energy.
· Reduce the brightness of the monitor. This wastes less energy
· Go to the control panel and turn your device on the “power save” mode.
· Print double sided pages and print less. This wastes less paper. Buy recycled printer paper as often as you can.
· Recycle your printer cartridges
· Recycle your old laptops and desktop computers, don’t throw them away!
· $11.5 billion dollars was the cost of the energy bill for data centers in the U.S. for 2010.
· Energy consumption per server increased 9%
· 2 out of 18 PC manufacturers obtain a reasonable green rating
· The average desktop computer wastes over half of the power delivered to it
· Shut Down and Switch off your Desktop Computers! 8W of electricity an hour is wasted when you just power off your desktop computer
How to be “green” while computing
· Look for electronic devices with the “energy star” label. Those devices only waste a maximum of 20% of energy.
· Reduce the brightness of the monitor. This wastes less energy
· Go to the control panel and turn your device on the “power save” mode.
· Print double sided pages and print less. This wastes less paper. Buy recycled printer paper as often as you can.
· Recycle your printer cartridges
· Recycle your old laptops and desktop computers, don’t throw them away!
JPius-Alonee
THS
2-25-13
THS
2-25-13