Can We Make Technology Greener?

Here are some interesting facts on Greener Computing!

Switching from a standard CRT monitor to an LCD version can mean up to 70% in energy savings.

• If Google turned its background from WHITE to Black it would save 750 Megawatt-hours a year!
• Office equipment currently accounts for up to 20% of total energy output and is fastest-growing area of energy use.
• 1 computer left on 24 hours a day costs between $115 and $160 in electricity annually, while dumping 1,500 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere.
• If 8,000 computer users activated sleep mode on a regular basis, there would be a total saving of 1.6 million kWh per year.
• This is equivalent to blocking the annual emissions of 150 cars, or planting 367 acres of trees.
• Idle mode consumes between 20 to 50 times less energy.

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