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Adjust you computer's power settings to save energy

Posted on October 07, 2008

by GreenYour.com If you're not going to use your computer for more than 20 minutes, turn off just the monitor. If your computer will stand idle for more than 2 hours, turn both it and the monitor off. Ensuring your computer is powered down, either manually with a power strip or by setting your computer's power management features, saves money and cuts your greenhouse gas emissions.How this helpsPowering computers requires a substantial amount of energy. Yet most computers are only used a fraction of the time they are on. Adjusting your computer's power settings to save energy means the comput...

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