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Re: eco-friendly computing labs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike King)
Thu Oct 13 12:34:09 2011
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You got an ADM for that power policy? Does it apply to XP machines? We've
never really gotten our GP power policies to work reliably.
Mike
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Doughty, Marc <marc_doughty@brown.edu>wrote:
> We use Group Policy to set a power plan in the labs. Previously only the
> screens would sleep, but now the computers themselves go to bed after 30
> minutes inactivity at the login screen (the AutoLogoff screensaver ends idle
> sessions after 15 minutes, so nobody is ever 'sleeped-off' their machine).
>
> I don't have hard numbers, but our computers consume about 80 watts each at
> idle, and stats look like they're 'asleep' about 50% of the time... There
> are 250 of them... At 8 cents a kilowatt-hour, that's about $7K a year in
> savings (my math might be WAY off). It also reduces cooling costs
> dramatically; there are rooms that used to have 24/7 'boosted' AC units that
> are off most of the time now.
>
> So... Fifteen minutes in GPMC saves $15K a year, and keeps about a
> bazillion pounds of CO2 out of the atmosphere.
>
> - Marc Doughty
> "If you aren't sure who is the give-way vessel, you are the give-way
> vessel."
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Stacey Kimmel-Smith <sek2@lehigh.edu>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm interested in finding out what other institutions are doing to make
>> their existing public computing labs more green/environmentally friendly.
>> From power saving techniques to reducing default margins on WORD software,
>> making eco-friendly fonts available, whatever. Please share!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Stacey Kimmel-Smith
>> Lehigh University
>>
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You got an ADM for that power policy? =A0Does it apply to XP machines? =A0W=
e've never really gotten our GP power policies to work reliably.<div><b=
r></div><div>Mike<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at=
11:09 AM, Doughty, Marc <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:marc_dough=
ty@brown.edu">marc_doughty@brown.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">We use Group Policy to set a power plan in =
the labs. Previously only the screens would sleep, but now the computers th=
emselves go to bed after 30 minutes inactivity at the login screen (the Aut=
oLogoff screensaver ends idle sessions after 15 minutes, so nobody is ever =
'sleeped-off' their machine).<br>
<br>I don't have hard numbers, but our computers consume about 80 watts=
each at idle, and stats look like they're 'asleep' about 50% o=
f the time... There are 250 of them... At 8 cents a kilowatt-hour, that'=
;s about $7K a year in savings (my math might be WAY off). It also reduces =
cooling costs dramatically; there are rooms that used to have 24/7 'boo=
sted' AC units that are off most of the time now.<br>
<br>So... Fifteen minutes in GPMC saves $15K a year, and keeps about a bazi=
llion pounds of CO2 out of the atmosphere.<br clear=3D"all"><font color=3D"=
#888888"><br>- Marc Doughty<br>"If you aren't sure who is the give=
-way vessel, you are the give-way vessel."</font><div>
<div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Stacey =
Kimmel-Smith <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:sek2@lehigh.edu" targe=
t=3D"_blank">sek2@lehigh.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex">
Hi,<br>
<br>
I'm interested in finding out what other institutions are doing to make=
their existing public computing labs more green/environmentally friendly. =
From power saving techniques to reducing default margins on WORD software, =
making eco-friendly fonts available, whatever. Please share!<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Stacey Kimmel-Smith<br>
Lehigh University<br>
<br>
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