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By: 316.anand | Posted: Apr 08, 2009 | General | 404 Views

Switch Off! Your PC is the most important tool at work.Do you realize how little you take care of it? Take a moment to read thisAfter an average working day you go home to rest. But leave your computer switched-on.60,000 PCs running idle for >10 hours a day waste over 30 million units of power annually! This is equivalent to 28,000 tons of CO2 emissions in a YEAR!Powering a conventional computer all day releases 1,500 pounds of carbon dioxide. Given that a tree absorbs between 3 to 15 pounds of carbon dioxide per year, it would take between 100 and 500 trees to offset these emissions for just a year!Shocked? There’s more to it. A typical desktop PC with a 17" flat panel LCD monitor requires about 100 watts (65 for the computer and 35 for the monitor) of the total electricity used at least 50 percent is wasted Did you know that your PC consumes a mere 5% of powerwhen it is on STANDBY mode? Energy conservation does not have to be complex or costly.Simple actions like switching off your computer when leaving your workspace for an extended time or keeping it on standby can make a BIG difference! SWITCH OFF or STANDBY and YOU can help the world Go Green


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