Green Computing Saves Green

         The good news is, by embracing simple, everyday green computing practices, you can improve energy management, increase energy efficiency, reduce e-waste, and save money in the process!

        As computers play an ever-larger role in our lives, energy demands, costs, and waste are escalating dramatically. Consider the following from the Climate Savers Computing Initiative:

• In a typical desktop computer, nearly half the power coming out of the wall is wasted and never reaches the processor, memory, disks, or other components.
• The added heat from inefficient computers can increase the demand on air
  conditioners and cooling systems, making your computing equipment even more
  expensive to run.
• Even though most of today’s desktop computers are capable of automatically
  transitioning to a sleep or hibernate state when inactive, about 90 percent of systems
  have this function disabled.
• Some 25 percent of the electricity used to power home electronics—computers, DVD
  players, stereos, TVs—is consumed while the products are turned off.