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Energy-Saving Tips Cards

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Download our hot weather energy-saving tips cards and reduce electricity costs as well as protect the environment.

Office Equipment Tips

No Cost

  • Configure your computer to sleep mode. For ideal savings, set your power management to turn off your monitor after 10 minutes and your hard disks after 20 minutes.
  • Do not leave equipment in sleep mode overnight because it will continue to draw a small amount of power. Turn off all equipment every night — especially monitors and printers. Monitors usually consume twice the electricity as CPUs.
  • Turn off your screen savers. There is a common misconception that screen savers reduce energy use by monitors; they do not. Today's screen savers actually waste power by keeping your computer active.
  • Unplug chargers and other office electronics or plug them into a power strip which can be turned off with the flick of a switch. Laptop and other plug-in chargers continue to draw power even when they are not in use.

Good Investment

  • Look for energy-saving ENERGY STAR labeled home electronics, including computers. An ENERGY STAR labeled computer uses 70% less electricity than computers without this designation.
  • Save energy and space with an ENERGY STAR qualified multi-function device that combines several capabilities (print, fax, copy, scan). Make sure power management features are enabled for additional savings.
  • Use laptop computers. Laptops use up to 90% less energy than a desktop computer.