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The computers in your school are wasting energy.  You can help your school save money.  Implement computer monitor power management.

 What Y’All Need to Remember: 

  • Screen savers DO NOT save energy!
  • A typical monitor uses 60-90 watts
  • While in sleep mode a monitor uses 2-10 watts
  • Your Energy Star features may not be enabled
  • Use free Energy Star software to capture savings
  • Utilize your network, put all monitors to sleep at once
  • Turn off your monitor at night
  • Save energy, save money, prevent pollution

Some actual examples from districts that already set their monitors to sleep:

 

District A

District B

District C

# of computers

3,000

10,000

15,000

% of monitors enabled

55

0

50

% of monitors enabled after mandate

100

100

100

Cost of electricity

7.5¢

5.8¢

6.0¢

Hours monitors are used per week

9

9

9

Days monitors are used per week

5

5

5

% of monitors that are turned off at night and weekends

35

35

35

% of monitors turned off after mandate

65

65

65

Current energy use

953,620 kWh

5,522,790 kWh

5,087,745 kWh

Future energy use

349,479 kWh

1,164,930 kWh

1,747,395 kWh

Energy savings

604,141 kWh

4,357,860 kWh

3,340,350 kWh

Current energy costs

$71,522

$320,322

$305,265

Future energy costs

$26,211

$67,566

$104,844

Monetary savings

$45,311

$252,756

$200,421

% of savings

63

79

65

If all of the estimated 1.2 million computer monitors in Texas schools were enabled for monitor power management, Texas would save up to $20.5 million each year:

 All in a days rest…

To download the free Energy Star EZ Save and EZ Wizard programs, click on the links below.  The computer monitor power management campaign, Sleep is Good, is a national effort by EPA/DOE to promote energy savings in computer monitors.  Watt Watchers is helping Texas schools take advantage of the program. 

To complete calculations for savings for your school or district please go to the Energy Star Computer Power Management Calculator at http://pmdb.cadmusdev.com/powermanagement/quickCalc.html