How much does it cost you to run your computers? (a quick overview)

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How much does it cost you to run your computers? (a quick overview)

Does shutting down your computer wear it out? Probably not (if your computer is less than 8-10 years old)

How much electricity does your equipment use?

Portable Energy meters from the Madison Public Library Search for “energy meter” on Linkcat.

Sample Computer system Althlon XP CDROM and DVD Burner 640MB of RAM 2 hard drives 17” HP monitor

System Power Use PC and Monitor: 266 watts PC only: 141 watts Monitor (white background): 122 watts (note: meter results vary watts)

Window power management features Turn off monitor Turn off hard disks System standby System hibernates

Power saving cost chart Computer systemWatts 24 kW hours Cost per Day ($.117) cost per Year (24/7) Annual cost per hour PC and monitor $0.75$197.94$11.36 PM: Hard Drive off $0.74$197.19$11.32 PM: Monitor off $0.43$113.11$6.49 PC only (Monitor off at Power switch) $0.40$104.92$6.02 PM: System Standby $0.25$66.23$3.80 PM: Hibernate50.12$0.01$3.72$0.21

Display background Dark BlueBlissDefault Blue

Monitor power savings chart MonitorWatts 24 kW hours Cost per Day ($.117) cost per Year (24/7) Annual cost per hour White background $0.34$90.78$5.21 XP Default background (Bliss) $0.29$77.39$4.44 Windows Default Blue $0.28$73.67$4.23 dark blue or black $0.27$71.44$4.10 Screensavers (black background) $0.27$71.44$4.10 Monitor off (Windows)70.168$0.02$5.21$0.30 Monitor off (Power switch)00$0.00

Recommendations: Try your own power use tests Create a power management policy for your organization and educate your staff to use it. Make sure that workstations are using power management. Turn off monitors and computers when not in use.

For more information: Harvard Green Campus Initiative FAQ ( Energy Star: Power Management Frequently Asked Questions ( Energy Use and Power Management in New Personal Computers and Monitors ( User Guide to Power Management in PCs and Monitors ( Saving Power on idle PCs (

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