Turn off your computer!
A study done in 2007 shows just how important it is for each of us to ‘do the right thing’, and how little actions (or lack of action in this case) really do add up.
Let’s be honest, how many times have you forgotten to turn off your computer before you leave work or go to bed? Doesn’t seem like a big deal does it?
In corporate USA, about 30% of computers are not turned off and this is costing about $1.72 billion US a year, and wasting 14.4 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (Co2) every year.
In the UK, about 18% of work computers are never turned off and another 17% are only sometimes turned off at night and for weekends. Wasting another 700,000 tonnes of CO2 and 1.5 billion kilowatt hours, at a cost of £115 million.
Add in the energy required when those computers are in use plus the computers used in homes, and there is a lot of energy being used for computers.
So you can make a difference to our energy consumption by turning off your computer every time you are away from it fora more than an hour or two. And turn off your monitor (screen) off whenever you are not using it.
It is also good for your computer (so it will work efficiently and need replacing less often) to be shut down regularly to cool down and carry out various processes.
Posted: February 20th, 2008 under general.
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