According to the April 2008 edition of PC Magazine flaws in Windows XP's sleep mode may have added up to billion a year to power bills worldwide. Unless you purchased a special energy efficient model, have used third party applications to manage your power management setting or have manually adjusted your power management settings then your current computer is most likely not as energy efficient as it could be.
What can I do to improve my existing computers energy efficiency?
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Unless you are a computer expert, managing your system configuration for optimal energy efficiency may be a bit daunting. For the sake of simplicity to optimize the power management settings in Windows machines I recommend free software such as the CO2 Saver from Snap.com.
The CO2 Saver
This lightweight computer program manages your computer's power setting when it is idle. By managing your idle power setting the CO2 Saver can save you energy and in turn reduce harmful CO2 emissions and more. As an added benefit of the CO2 Saver clearly shows you what your personal CO2 reduction has been as well as total CO2 reduced by everyone using the program.
How effective is it?
To date Snap's CO2 Saver has prevented 607,206 lbs or 303.6 tons of CO2 emissions. To put that into perspective the total savings provided by this software is equivalent to:
- Not driving a vehicle for 552,005 miles. Why? The average car with a single driver emits 1.10 lbs of CO2 per mile.
- Planting 60,720 trees. Why? On average a tree absorbs 10 lbs of pollutants from the air each year.
Downloading Snap's CO2 Saver
You can download Snap's CO2 Saver free of charge at:
Even though this application is currently only available for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista based computers it has already shown significant environmental benefits. It's easy to install, is free of any malware or spyware and gives you a constant reminder on your desktop of your personal environmental responsibility.
Energy Efficiency - Green Your Current Desktop or Laptop Computer
Sam Greyhawk is an energy efficiency evangelist who works with Cool-N-Save(tm), an Energy Star Partner. Cool-N-Save(tm) is an energy efficiency device for your air conditioner. This improvement in efficiency can reduce your AC electric bill by up to 30%. Saving energy helps fight global warming. Cool-N-Save(tm) is an easy and cost effective way for you to reduce your energy usage dramatically.