[WEB4LIB] Energy efficient use of computers

[Thomas Dowling]

> I have been asked to come up with guidelines for energy efficient use of
> staff computers.  For example:
> Turn off the monitor if you will be away from your desk for over 15
> minutes, rather than have a screen saver running during that time.
>

There was a lively discussion on PC and peripheral power consumption last
August.  The Web4Lib archive will pull out some good details from Walt
Crawford, Dan Lester, and others.  IMO, if you haven't gotten Energy Star
PCs, monitors, and printers by now, your purchasing people have been
irresponsible; if you have, give them a reasonable configuration and let
them do their own power management.  Concentrate on heating, air
conditioning, and building lighting if you want to make inroads in energy
efficiency.

Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu