IT Initiative Presentation at IT Partners Conference 5/31/2007 Green Technology Laxmi Rao, IT Energy co-ordinator

2 Agenda & Outcomes Agenda: IT MIT Initiative Areas of focus Activities for reducing the IT energy footprint at Guidelines for Personal Computer energy savings Pedal powered Athena laptop Opportunities for collaboration Q&A Outcomes: Input on planned activities and collaboration opportunities Discussion on energy savings guidelines

3 Walk the Talk Task Force & the IT Energy Initiative VP for Information Services & Technology Departmental Information Technology Resource Kyle Pope Software Release/Distribution Jonathan Hunt IT Energy Initiative Laxmi Rao

4 Areas of Focus DEMAND Conservation Smart power management in end-user computing Efficiency Guidelines for procurement of IT assets Energy efficiency in Buildings: N42, 24, W91, W92 Measurement Baseline energy use data for IT equipment, spaces SUPPLY Exploring cleaner energy supply options for data center

5 Some Planned Activities High LowHigh Investment Power management Medium Energy Savings Procurement standards Athena: *Pedal powered laptop *Duplex printing N42 energy audit Data Center (HPC) & clean energy Low

6 Power Usage: Monitors & Computers

7 Power Management Options Power management option availability

Myth or Fact Myth: Use screen savers to save your screen Fact: Screen savers were originally developed to prevent the permanent etching of a pattern on older monochrome monitor. The same protection occurs when you place the monitor in a low power “ sleep ” mode. Avoiding the use of screensavers on LCD and CRT displays can save power usage while away from your computer by watts.

Myth or Fact Myth: Computers have a shorter life when power cycled on and off Fact: Hard disks in PC ’ s older than 10 years did not automatically park their heads when shut off, leading to disk damage from frequent on/off power cycling. Newer PC ’ s are designed to handle 40,000 on/off cycles, a number unlikely to be reached during an MIT computer ’ s typical four-to-six-year life span. Myth: Turning your computer off uses more energy than leaving it on Fact: The power surge when a computer is turned on lasts a few seconds and is insignificant compared to the energy used to power it when idle.

10 Power Management Desktop/Laptop Power usage can be reduced by watts if you.. Choose Standby setting for inactivity of 1 hour. This will allow you to attend most meetings. Time to wake up is less than 30 seconds, typically only 8-10 seconds Set Hibernate mode for laptops for 1- 3 hours of inactivity, while traveling to gain extra battery life. In the near-term we advise that you DO NOT enable these energy saving actions if you rely on the following activities that require the computer to be on: Scheduled backup service over the network using enterprise backup solution, Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Remote access to files and desktop Remote system administration (check with your departmental IT support) IS&T is exploring tools and solutions that will allow us to harness energy savings from all the computers, without impacting function and service

11 Power Management Monitors Power usage can be reduced by watts if you.. Avoid using screen saver Choose Turn off/Sleep setting for inactivity of 10 minutes. This will allow you to attend to short tasks like phone calls. Time to wake up is 3-5 seconds.

12 Power Management Benefits Energy Savings Reduced heat dissipation leading to reduced cooling energy Extra battery time for laptops Lower noise from reduced use of power supply and cooling fans Killian Dome : Photo D. Coveney

13 Power Management Caution In the near-term we advise that you enable MONITOR energy savings but DO NOT enable COMPUTER energy saving actions if you rely on the following activities which require the computer to be on:  Scheduled backup services using the enterprise backup solution, Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)  Remote access to files and desktop  Remote system administration (check with your departmental IT support) IS&T is exploring tools and solutions that will allow us to harness energy savings from all the computers, without impacting function and service

Building N42 energy audit

Pedal Powered Athena Laptop From lab to campus A class project for CEE Design Lab II Retrofit an exercise bikeUse the generator to power a laptop Run a generator Quick Facts Bicyclist produces average continuous 63rpm Geared up x8 to flywheel then generator Generator charges 12 V battery Adapts to laptop with 12V cigarette lighter adaptor Laptop uses 19.5V average of 30 Watt consumption Instructors:John T Germaine,Jessica Banks,Stephen W Rudolph TA:Matt DeJong Project Team 1.Fidkowski, Piotr 2.Figari, Sebastian 3.John, Sara 4.Johnson, Kendra 5.Kiberd, Julia 6.Lai, Tina 7.Mccorkle, Devon

16 Opportunities for Collaboration Data on IT asset inventory - desktops, laptops, servers, printers Disseminating educational materials Making use of potential DITR training Procuring efficient IT equipment Walking the IT energy talk in your areas Planning power and cooling needs MIT vehicle fleet and fuel choices

17 Q&A Watts on your mind? Join us and be part of the solution initiative: MIT Energy Initiative Walk the Talk: