| Software Offers 30% Reduction in PC Energy Use |
| Written by Heather McKee | ||
| Wednesday, 09 January 2008 | ||
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Verdiem’s SURVEYOR software works by providing centralized management of networked computers to shift them into lower power states when they are not being used. The company estimates that the average office PC can reduce its power consumption by 30% when using SURVEYOR. CEO Kevin Klustner states, “We’ve created a business here by taking advantage of the fact that all PCs come with lower power settings that can be invoked. The problem is that end users either ignore them, or override them, for whatever reason…Department of Energy studies show that 90% of the end users never do that.” You can go to their website (www.verdiem.com) to check out a live tally of not only the estimated kilowatt hours of energy and dollars saved by their customers, but also the amount of greenhouse gas reductions (and automobile removal equivalency) the software has provided for so far. Current clients of Verdiem using SURVEYOR include the state of California, Citigroup, and a number of cities and school systems.
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Perfect!
written by Johnny , January 09, 2008
This is great! I am in the middle of doing a project for my environmental science class about ways to reduce energy consumptions for my school's computers. I think ill talk to the head of technology about this. thanks!
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written by Steve , January 10, 2008 CEO Kevin Klustner states, “We’ve created a business here by taking advantage of the fact that all PCs come with lower power settings that can be invoked. The problem is that end users either ignore them, or override them, for whatever reason…Department of Energy studies show that 90% of the end users never do that.” I have a windows xp box at work that I am forced by my job to leave on continuously. What are these "power settings that all PCs come with" Is that something I can use right now by setting some preferences on box?
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written by Vance , January 10, 2008
@Steve: Yes, you can find power saving settings in the same place you choose your screensaver. Some common settings are to shut off the monitor or hard drive after a certain amount of activity, or put the computer to sleep after a while.
Some laptops also have the option of a variable CPU speed, that seamlessly lowers itself if you're not doing anything processor-intensive. This may be in your laptop's BIOS settings, or in specialized software provided by your laptop manufacturer (usually comes pre-installed).
re: Johnny & Steve
written by Michelle , January 22, 2008
At a minimum, in the meantime of trying to get a system -wide power management strategy in place and/or if you are still forced to leave your cpu on,you can turn off your computer monitor when it's not in use. That's a reduction of approximately 50-75 kwH (depending on whether you're using a CRT or LCD).
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