Week 6. Conserve the Energy Used by Your Computer

Office computers consume a significant amount of energy everyday, but there are several ways to increase their efficiency and promote energy conservation at work.  This week, consider downloading and installing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program, which is available at EnergyStar.gov, and take other simple steps towards smart energy use.

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 This week, I downloaded and installed the U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR program

 I turned off my office computer at the end of every workday

 I turned off my computer monitor when I was away from my desk for significant periods of time

I adjusted my computer settings to go on standby after 15 minutes of inactivity

I selected “none” as my screensaver setting because screensavers do not save energy