> From: gnhlug-discuss-boun...@mail.gnhlug.org [mailto:gnhlug-discuss- > boun...@mail.gnhlug.org] On Behalf Of Alan Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 2:07 PM > To: GNHLUG > Subject: [OT] ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Campaign > > http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_mgt_low_carbon > > A good place to start thinking about energy in your organization. If > we geeks don't, who will?
Oblig: gas powered alarm clock gets energy star approval. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/science/earth/26star.html You can actually put a dollar figure on going "green". Each watt you don't use in a server is a watt you aren't cooling. Applying cold ac air to the front of most equipment (except cisco) and sequestering your hot air is helpful. Most CRTs are a couple hundred bucks of electricity a year to run non-stop. Pulling shades on bright sunny summer days can reduce your air conditioning bill. Relaxing dress codes in the summer can let you get away with a warmer office. I recall an article where google sets their datacenters to 80 degrees. 50 dollar credits seem nice... _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
