SDC I – Oct 02, 2007

ENERGY STAR  Founded by the EPA in 1992  Identifies and Promotes energy-efficient products  Computers were the first target  New Standards took affect on July 20, 2007  Three primary targets for new standards  Standby (off)  Sleep  Idle

ENERGY STAR  Previous standard (version 3.0) only targeted Sleep Mode  A basic computer could consume between 15 and 30 watts while in Sleep Mode  New Standards  Standby (off)  Desktop <= 2.0W  Laptop <= 1.0W  Sleep  Desktop <= 4.0 W  Laptop <= 1.7 W  Idle  Desktop Category :ABC  Laptop Category:AB

Climate Savers Computing Initiative  The average desktop PC wastes nearly half of the power delivered to it  Founded by Google and Intel  Initiative promotes development and adoption of energy efficient technologies  Targets  Manufacturers  Corporations  Consumers  Goal is to reduce global computer CO2 emissions by 54 million tons per year