Energy Resolver II – Power to the people

Tags: energy saving, ICT, PC energy consumption, TCO Certified

Some say we need more power stations and if we’re going green then it’s got to be nuclear to fill the demand. 
A scary scenario when there are already 400 nuclear power stations in the world leaving their radioactive waste for future generations to clean up, not to mention other risks with this source?
But is there really an energy crisis looming? Could it be that there would be enough to go around if we started to consume it more wisely?
The best way to avoid a crisis is through good management…and in this energy situation, the manager that has a big say over the amount of energy you’re using during the day, is YOU! You’re a self-employed energy tycoon with the right to hire & fire…& right now you might be thinking business could be better.

So, as I promised you in my new years resolution a couple of weeks ago, let me give you a simple first aid guide on how to cut back your energy consumption, your energy cost & green house gas emissions in one easy move at the office….and please try this at home also.
Just use this link:
http://www.tcodevelopment.com/pls/nvp/Document.Show?CID=4146&MID=255
It will direct you to our web site and an easy step by step guide on how to set up the energy saving function on your computer.
This set up will place your computer and screen automatically in a standby/sleep mode when you are not using it and it automatically starts it up again when you touch the mouse or keyboard.

Savings: For example: for a 19” TCO certified monitor this will mean a drop in energy consumption from approx 20 Watts to less than 1 watt during an estimated 3 hours of a working day (these power levels are not guaranteed if you do not have a TCO marked product). A computer & screen that is always on may cause 7kg of CO2/week from electricity production. If an energy saving function is active on your computer however, that level will sink to as little as 0.8kg CO2/week.

A low hanging fruit like this is something we can all reach from the comfort of our chairs…so enjoy this double energy saving, since my next tempting apple in a couple of weeks may take a bit more effort to reach

Myths on PC power management

Tags: Forrester, greet it, PC energy consumption, power management, save energy, sustainable IT

Even though several reports show how much energy is possible to save by PC power management, there is still hesitancy at some organizations to implement PC power management.  Why? Perhaps some companies let some of the myths about PC power management affect their decision. In a recent report by Forrester titled “How Much Money is Your Idle PCs Wasting?” five such myths are outlined. We’ve all heard them at some point – but is there any truth in them?

1. The power used turning my PC on negates any benefits of turning it off.                                                   

2.  I use a screen saver – that saves me energy.

3. Turning my PC on and off will reduce its performance and useful life.

4. I need to run updates and patches – I can’t do that in lower-power states.

5. My PC users will not tolerate any downtime for power management.

Of course, none of these myths are true (except possibly no.5, but that problem is possible to overcome). I found this great blog where these five myths are debunked (based on the Forrester report), have a look at  http://www.infoworld.com/d/green-it/five-pc-power-myths-debunked-888 

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