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JO
IN T
HE
MO
VE
ME
NT
An Intr
oduction to C
limate
Savers
Com
puting Initia
tive
Septe
mb
er
16, 2009
Why W
e’re
Here
Sta
rted in 2
007 b
y G
oogle
and Inte
l, C
limate
Savers
Com
puting Initia
tive
is a
nonpro
fit
gro
up o
f b
usin
esses, conserv
ation o
rganiz
ations a
nd c
onsum
ers
dedic
ate
d to r
educin
g th
e e
nerg
y c
onsum
ption o
f com
pute
rs a
nd r
educin
g the e
nvironm
enta
l im
pact of new
and
em
erg
ing technolo
gie
s.
More
tha
n 5
00 o
rganiz
ations —
repre
senting m
any o
f th
e w
orld’s
big
gest bra
nds —
have
join
ed forc
es s
o far.
The fig
ht again
st IT
-rela
ted e
nerg
y w
aste
unites u
s a
ll.
En
erg
y W
aste
: M
icro
Level
The
way w
e u
se c
om
pute
rs is ineffic
ient.
•!T
he
avera
ge c
om
pute
r w
aste
s n
early H
ALF
the p
ow
er
it c
onsum
es
($60
in e
ne
rgy/y
ear)
.
•!S
erv
ers
lo
se a
ppro
xim
ate
ly o
ne-t
hird o
f th
eir p
ow
er
as h
eat.
•!9
0%
of
deskto
ps d
o n
ot utiliz
e p
ow
er
managem
ent settin
gs
1.
1 S
ourc
e: U
S E
PA
, http://e
nduse.lbl.gov/info
/LB
NL-5
3729_
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V.p
df; s
ee a
lso
http
://w
ww
.en
erg
ysta
r.gov/ia/p
roducts
/pow
er_
mg
t/N
ort
h_T
hurs
ton_C
ase_S
tudy.
and h
ttp://w
ww
.energ
ysta
r.g
ov/ia
/part
ners
/pro
d_
de
velo
pm
en
t/re
vis
ions/
dow
nlo
ad
s/c
om
pute
r/C
om
pute
r-P
ow
erM
nm
t.pdf
for
additio
nal com
ments
on t
he
exte
nt o
f p
ow
er
ma
na
ge
ment usage.
En
erg
y W
aste
: In
dustr
y L
evel
This
waste
adds u
p q
uic
kly
.
•!E
nerg
y c
osts
will
be 5
0%
of th
e
ave
rage IT
budget in
just a few
years
1
•!B
y 2
010, about half o
f th
e F
orb
es
Glo
bal 2000 w
ill s
pend m
ore
on e
nerg
y
tha
n o
n h
ard
ware
2
•!T
he
re a
re 1
bill
ion+
PC
s w
orldw
ide,
pro
jecte
d to b
e 2
.25 b
illio
n b
y 2
015
3
1 S
ourc
e: M
ark
, R
oy,
House G
reen L
ights
EP
A D
ata
Cente
rs S
tudy,
Inte
rne
tnew
s.c
om
(Ju
ly 1
3, 2
00
6)
2 S
ourc
e: S
ourc
e:
Busin
essw
eek.c
om
: C
EO
Guid
e T
o G
reen C
om
puting. F
rom
Gart
ner
3 S
ourc
e: F
orr
este
r R
esearc
h
PC
s a
nd
Mo
nitors
(39%
)
Serv
ers
,
inclu
din
g c
oolin
g
(23%
)
Fix
ed-L
ine
Te
lecom
s
(15%
)
Mobile
Tele
co
ms (
9%
)
LA
N &
Offic
e
Tele
com
s (
7%
) P
rinte
rs (
6%
)
Sourc
e: G
art
ner
En
erg
y W
aste
: In
dustr
y L
evel
Withou
t action, upw
ard
tre
nds w
ill c
ontinue.
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Bill
ions k
Wh / y
ear
His
torical
Tre
nds
Cu
rrent
Effic
iency
Tre
nds
Impro
ved
Opera
tion
Best
Pra
ctice
Sta
te-o
f-
the-A
rt
EP
A R
eport
to C
ongre
ss, 8/0
7
US
Serv
er
& D
ata
Cente
r E
nerg
y E
ffic
iency
En
erg
y W
aste
: G
lobal Level
This
affects
the h
ealth o
f in
dustr
y a
nd o
ur
pla
net.
Glo
bally
, com
pute
rs w
aste
:
•!$
5.5
bill
ion/y
ear
in e
nerg
y c
osts
•!5
4 m
illio
n tons in n
eedle
ss C
O2 e
mis
sio
ns/y
ear
•!E
quiv
ale
nt to
11 m
illio
n a
uto
s
•!O
r 2
0 c
oal pla
nts
Takin
g A
ction
: C
SC
I G
oals
Clim
ate
Savers
Com
puting Initia
tive (
CS
CI)
takes a
ction.
•!W
e h
elp
glo
bal busin
esses, org
aniz
ations a
nd c
onsum
ers
incre
ase d
eplo
ym
ent of
hig
h-e
ffic
iency c
om
pute
r syste
ms a
nd p
ow
er
managem
ent te
chnolo
gie
s t
hat:
•!S
ave m
oney.
•!R
ed
uce e
nerg
y c
onsum
ption.
•!D
ecre
ase g
reenhouse g
as e
mis
sio
ns.
Ou
r g
oal:
•!M
ove in
dustr
y tow
ard
a 5
0 p
erc
ent re
duction in p
ow
er
consum
ption b
y c
om
pute
rs b
y
20
10.
Takin
g A
ction
: T
he C
SC
I A
ppro
ach
We b
elie
ve that “A
ris
ing tid
e flo
ats
all
boats
.”
•!O
ur
co
llective im
pact is
far
gre
ate
r th
an w
hat can b
e a
ccom
plis
hed thro
ugh indiv
idual
org
aniz
ational effort
s.
•!E
ve
ry in
dustr
y h
as a
nalo
gous o
pport
unitie
s to C
limate
Savers
Com
puting.
•!H
avin
g leaders
of an industr
y c
olla
bora
te —
with the s
upport
fro
m c
on
serv
ation a
nd
go
vern
ment org
aniz
ations —
on issues o
f susta
inabili
ty is g
ood for
every
one.
Takin
g A
ction
: T
he C
SC
I A
ppro
ach
Syste
m, S
oftw
are
&
Com
pon
ent P
rovid
ers
•!H
igh
-effic
iency
com
po
nents
and
pro
ducts
•!E
nerg
y m
anagem
ent
capabili
ties
•!P
roduct availa
bili
ty &
serv
ice
s
•!P
ow
er
managem
ent
solu
tions
Alli
ances
•!C
om
ple
menta
ry
pro
gra
ms
•!G
lobal in
fluence
•!F
acili
tate
results
Clim
ate
Savers
C
om
puting Initia
tive
•!C
reate
aw
are
ness a
nd
pre
fere
nce
•!R
ecru
it c
hange a
gents
•!D
rive d
em
and a
nd
de
plo
ym
ent
•!D
evelo
p a
nd e
limin
ate
in
hib
itors
•!H
arm
oniz
e g
lobally
IT D
epart
ments
&
Con
sum
ers
•!D
rive p
olic
y &
im
ple
menta
tion
•!E
mbed in p
rocure
ment
•!T
urn
on p
ow
er
man
agem
ent
•!D
rive s
avin
gs
Mem
be
r C
om
mitm
ents
Com
puting Industr
y
•!P
roduce e
nerg
y-e
ffic
ient pro
ducts
.
•!S
hip
pro
ducts
with
pow
er
managem
ent
settin
gs e
nable
d.
•!U
tilit
ies o
ffer
energ
y r
ebate
s to p
rogra
m
part
icip
ants
.
PC
& S
erv
er
Buyers
•!P
urc
hase e
nerg
y e
ffic
ient com
pute
rs a
nd
serv
ers
.
•!E
nable
pow
er
managem
ent settin
gs o
n
exis
ting s
yste
ms.
Mem
be
r B
enefits
: E
nerg
y-E
ffic
ient C
om
puting
1 A
ssum
es s
yste
m is p
ow
ere
d on 2
,000 h
ours
per
year
(40 h
rs/w
eek X
50 w
eeks)
Serv
ers
~
$30
Deskto
p ~
$20
*Exp
ecte
d t
o
dro
p t
o
$0
when in larg
e
-scale
pro
duction
Initia
l price p
rem
ium
* E
nerg
y s
avin
gs o
ver
firs
t
1-2
years
offset costs
Estim
ate
d D
eskto
p S
avin
gs:
20
-30 w
atts s
avin
gs
x 2
,000
1 h
rs
=6
0kW
h p
er
year
x $
0.0
885
/kW
h
=$
5.3
1/y
r p
lus r
educed a
ir
con
ditio
nin
g c
osts
Utilit
y r
ebate
s c
an furt
her
offset costs
Mem
be
r B
enefits
: P
ow
er
Managem
ent
Po
we
r m
anagem
ent can s
ave thousands, even m
illio
ns.
•!E
ve
ry 1
,000 P
Cs w
ith a
ggre
ssiv
e p
ow
er
managem
ent =
•!S
avin
gs o
f $7,2
00 p
er
year,
plu
s a
ir c
onditio
nin
g c
osts
.1
•!S
avin
gs o
f $2,2
97 in c
arb
on o
ffset cre
dits p
er
year.
2
•!1 c
arb
on c
redit =
1 ton o
f C
O2
•!1 c
arb
on c
redit c
osts
~ $
19.4
2 U
SD
3
•!11
8.2
6 tons X
$19.4
2 ~
$2,2
97
1 A
ssum
es s
yste
m is p
ow
ere
d on 2
,000 h
ours
per
year
(40 h
rs/w
eek X
50 w
eeks)
2 A
ggre
ssiv
e p
ow
er
managem
ent can s
ave 1
57.6
2 K
W h
ours
per
year.
1 K
W h
our
is e
quiv
ale
nt to
0.0
0075 tons C
O2
. 3 $19.4
2 U
SD
accord
ing to c
urr
ent ra
te a
s o
f 8/1
5/2
007 fro
m w
ww
.carb
onpla
net.com
Mem
be
r B
enefits
: O
vera
ll
Com
plia
nce
w
ith r
egu
lations
Savin
g m
oney o
n
inte
rnal pro
cesses
Savin
g c
usto
mers
m
oney o
n e
nerg
y c
osts
Mark
eting h
alo
Sourc
e: F
orr
este
r R
esearc
h, “T
appin
g B
uyers
’ Gro
win
g Inte
rest in
Gre
en I
T.”
Mem
be
r B
enefits
: O
vera
ll
•!O
pport
unity to c
olla
bora
te w
ith o
the
r in
dustr
y leaders
•!V
isib
ility
for
your
pro
ducts
& s
erv
ices (
if a
pplic
able
)
•!H
igher
dem
and for
pro
ducts
& s
erv
ices a
s the
pro
gra
m g
row
s (
if a
pplic
able
)
•!C
SC
I co-m
ark
eting o
pport
unitie
s
Sponsors
&
Associa
tes
(Paid
M
em
bers
hip
)
•!R
edu
ced e
nerg
y c
osts
, gre
ate
r R
OI
•!S
malle
r ca
rbon footp
rint
•!A
ccess to tools
, re
sourc
es a
nd the e
xpert
ise a
nd
experience o
f oth
er
mem
bers
•!In
cre
ased a
ware
ness o
f your
com
pany’s
leaders
hip
, in
clu
din
g the u
se o
f th
e Initia
tive logo
Affili
ate
s
(Fre
e
me
mbers
hip
)
Join
Us
Help
the
pla
net and y
our
bottom
lin
e.
•!Join
CS
CI.
•!V
isit: w
ww
.clim
ate
savers
com
putin
g.o
rg
•!C
onta
ct
adm
in@
clim
ate
savers
com
puting.o
rg o
r patr
ick.tie
rnan@
clim
ate
savers
com
pu
ting.o
rg
•!E
nab
le c
om
pute
r pow
er
managem
ent.
•!B
uy e
ne
rgy-e
ffic
ient P
Cs a
nd s
erv
ers
.
•!E
duca
te o
thers
.
Ap
pendix
1
CS
CI
Me
mb
ers
hip
Requirem
ents
& B
enefits
Mem
be
rsh
ip levels
Co
nsum
er
Supp
ort
er
NG
O
Affili
ate
A
sso
cia
te
Sp
on
sor
Bo
ard
of
Dire
cto
rs
Type o
f com
pany/o
rganiz
ation
Indiv
idual
No
npro
fit
NG
Os &
G
overn
ment
Agen
cie
s
Industr
y
Leaders
In
dustr
y
Lea
de
rs
Ind
ustr
y
Lea
de
rs
Ind
ustr
y
Lea
de
rs
Com
mit to b
uyin
g e
nerg
y-e
ffic
ient
PC
s a
nd
serv
ers
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Com
mit to e
nable
pow
er
m
anag
em
ent on a
ll syste
ms
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Part
icip
ate
in m
ark
eting &
technic
al
work
gro
ups
Y1
Y
Y
Edu
cate
oth
ers
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Pro
duce e
nerg
y-e
ffic
ient pro
ducts
Y
2
Y2
Y2
1 B
y invite o
nly
base o
n s
pecia
l needs o
r circum
sta
nces.
2 A
s a
pplic
ab
le for
com
pute
r and c
om
ponent m
anufa
ctu
rers
to p
roduce p
roducts
that m
eet specifie
d p
ow
er-
effic
iency t
arg
ets
.
Pro
cu
rem
ent: O
vera
ll T
ech S
pecs
July
’07 –
June ‘08
July
’08 –
June ’09
July
’09 –
June ’10
July
’10 –
June ‘11
PC
s: B
AS
E: 80%
PS
U
+M
ost re
cent vers
ion o
f E
NE
RG
Y S
TA
R P
C
spec
100%
100%
100%
100%
PC
s: B
RO
NZ
E: 85%
PS
U
+M
ost re
cent vers
ion o
f E
NE
RG
Y S
TA
R P
C
spec
20%
80%
100%
PC
s: S
ILV
ER
: 88%
PS
U
+M
ost re
cent vers
ion o
f E
NE
RG
Y S
TA
R P
C
spec
20%
80%
PC
s: G
OLD
: 90%
PS
U
+M
ost re
cent vers
ion o
f E
NE
RG
Y S
TA
R P
C
spec
20%
Advance
d P
ow
er
Managem
ent
100%
100%
100%
100%
SE
RV
ER
S: B
RO
NZ
E: 85%
PS
U
+M
ost re
cent vers
ion o
f E
NE
RG
Y S
TA
R
serv
er
spec, w
hen a
vaila
ble
20%
80%
80%
100%
SE
RV
ER
S: S
ILV
ER
: 89%
PS
U
+M
ost re
cent vers
ion o
f E
NE
RG
Y S
TA
R
serv
er
spec, w
hen a
vaila
ble
20%
40%
100%
SE
RV
ER
S: G
OLD
: 92%
PS
U
+M
ost re
cent vers
ion o
f E
NE
RG
Y S
TA
R
serv
er
spec, w
hen a
vaila
ble
20%
•!A
fter
one-y
ear
gra
ce p
eriod is c
om
ple
te, th
e m
em
ber
would
be r
equired to m
eet th
e e
xis
ting c
rite
ria for
the p
rogra
m y
ear.
Mem
be
rsh
ip B
enefits
: F
ull
Lis
t
Ben
efi
t\P
art
icip
ati
on
Level
Aff
ilia
te
Asso
cia
te
Sp
on
so
r B
oard
No A
nnu
al D
ues
•
New
Me
mber
PR
Tem
pla
te &
Rele
ase
•
• •
•
Access to M
em
bers
Only
Web C
onte
nt
• •
• •
Access to M
em
bers
Only
New
sle
tte
rs
• •
• •
Part
icip
ation in A
nnual M
em
bers
Meeting
• •
• •
Mem
bers
hip
Lis
ting o
n C
SC
I W
ebsite
• •
• •
Use o
f C
SC
I P
rom
otional Logo for
Mem
bers
hip
an
d C
o-B
randin
g
• •
• •
Case S
tudy D
evelo
pm
ent and P
rom
otion
•
• •
•
Enhanced B
rand, A
ware
ness &
Recognitio
n
• •
• •
Associa
tion &
Netw
ork
ing w
ith L
eadin
g B
rands
• •
• •
Join
t P
rom
otional M
edia
Opport
un
itie
s
• •
•
Use o
f C
SC
I P
rom
otional M
ark
•!
•!
•!
Influence in C
SC
I Technic
al W
ork
gro
ups
Som
e"
• •
Part
icip
ation in C
SC
I R
egio
nal W
ork
gro
up
s
Som
e"
• •
Part
icip
ation in C
SC
I O
utr
each a
nd P
rogra
ms
Som
e"
• •
Technic
al S
pecific
ation D
evelo
pm
ent and Insig
hts
S
om
e"
• •
Influence a
nd P
art
icip
ation in H
arm
oniz
ation
Effort
s
Som
e"
• •
Insig
hts
and influence o
f m
ark
et tr
ends a
nd
events
S
om
e"
• •
Influence in C
SC
I M
ark
eting W
ork
gro
up
s
• •
Part
icip
ation in P
rim
ary
Mark
eting P
rogra
ms
• •
CS
CI H
om
e P
age C
om
pany L
ogo P
rom
otion
• •
Work
gro
up V
oting R
ights
•
•
Enhanced L
eaders
hip
Recognitio
n a
nd N
etw
ork
ing
• •
Regio
na
l W
ork
gro
up L
eaders
hip
Opp
ort
un
itie
s
• •
Work
go
rup L
eaders
hip
Rig
hts
•
Rota
ting
Pro
motional and M
edia
Schedule
•
Org
aniz
ation D
irection, P
rogra
m A
uth
ority
•
Board
Voting R
ights
•
Enhanced P
ers
onal and B
rand L
eaders
hip
Recognitio
n
•
! M
anufa
ctu
rers
or
softw
are
pro
vid
ers
th
at
meet C
SC
I C
ert
ific
atio
n &
Pro
motio
na
l M
ark
Gu
ide
line
s.
" B
y invite o
nly
based o
n s
pecia
l needs o
r circum
sta
nce
Bra
nd
enh
ancem
ent benefits
•!M
ark
etin
g, A
ware
ness, R
ecognitio
n
•!D
em
on
str
ation o
f action a
nd c
om
mitm
ent to
reducin
g footp
rint
•!P
art
icip
ation in a
nnual m
ark
eting p
rogra
ms &
PR
, post success s
tories, event
pa
rtic
ipa
tion &
pro
duct cata
log
•!A
cce
ss to leadin
g industr
y a
naly
sts
and m
edia
•!A
bili
ty to
co-b
rand (
logo, W
eb, in
tern
al em
plo
yee p
rogra
ms, etc
.)
•!S
takehold
er
alig
nm
ent, e
ngagem
ent &
netw
ork
ing
•!A
sso
cia
tion a
nd n
etw
ork
ing w
ith leadin
g N
GO
s, bra
nds
•!Le
arn
ings a
nd insig
hts
gain
ed fro
m o
ngoin
g p
art
ners
hip
s o
r w
ork
gro
ups
•!E
mplo
yee v
alu
e a
lignm
ent
Mem
be
rsh
ip B
enefits
: B
oard
& S
ponsor
Mark
et In
fluence
•!In
sig
hts
, access &
influence to s
pec &
sta
ndard
s w
ork
(e
.g., P
SU
, serv
er
effic
iency s
pec)
•!A
cce
ss to u
niq
ue c
onte
nt, industr
y a
nd b
est pra
ctices
•!P
art
icip
ation a
nd v
oting r
ights
in technic
al w
ork
gro
ups to d
rive the m
ark
et and
furt
her
develo
p c
om
pete
ncie
s
•!A
bili
ty to
gain
insig
hts
into
Mark
et tr
ends to e
nable
better
pre
para
tion
•!A
bili
ty to
influence m
ark
et events
, re
gula
tions, tr
ends, etc
.
•!A
cce
ss to a
nd a
bili
ty to influence m
em
bers
in the o
rganiz
ation; m
em
be
r le
vera
ge &
ne
twork
ing
•!A
bili
ty to
influence d
evelo
pm
ent of fu
ture
pro
gra
ms
•!A
bili
ty to
am
plif
y v
oic
e
•!P
ote
ntial to
com
petitively
diff
ere
ntiate
•!L
eade
rship
recognitio
n a
nd n
etw
ork
ing
Mem
be
rsh
ip B
enefits
: B
oard
& S
ponsor
(Cont’d.)
Ap
pendix
2: C
onsum
er
En
erg
y W
aste
: In
div
idual Level
The
way w
e u
se c
om
pute
rs is ineffic
ient.
•!T
he
avera
ge d
eskto
p P
C w
aste
s n
early H
ALF
the p
ow
er
it c
onsum
es
($60
in e
ne
rgy/y
ear)
•!9
0%
of
deskto
ps d
o n
ot utiliz
e p
ow
er
managem
ent settin
gs
1
1 S
ourc
e: U
S E
PA
, http://e
nduse.lbl.gov/info
/LB
NL-5
3729_
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V.p
df; s
ee a
lso
http
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ww
.en
erg
ysta
r.gov/ia/p
roducts
/pow
er_
mg
t/N
ort
h_T
hurs
ton_C
ase_S
tudy.
and h
ttp://w
ww
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ysta
r.g
ov/ia
/part
ners
/pro
d_
de
velo
pm
en
t/re
vis
ions/
dow
nlo
ad
s/c
om
pute
r/C
om
pute
r-P
ow
erM
nm
t.pdf
for
additio
nal com
ments
on t
he
exte
nt o
f p
ow
er
ma
na
ge
ment usage.
En
erg
y W
aste
: G
lobal Level
1!S
ourc
e: F
orr
este
r R
esearc
h
PC
s a
nd
Mo
nitors
(39%
)
Serv
ers
,
inclu
din
g c
oolin
g
(23%
)
Fix
ed
-Lin
e
Tele
com
s
(15%
)
Mobile
Tele
co
ms (
9%
)
LA
N &
Offic
e
Tele
com
s (
7%
) P
rinte
rs (
6%
) T
his
waste
adds u
p q
uic
kly
.
•!T
here
are
1 b
illio
n+
PC
s w
orldw
ide,
Glo
ba
lly, co
mpute
rs w
aste
:
•!$
5.5
bill
ion/y
ear
in e
nerg
y c
osts
•!5
4 m
illio
n tons in n
eedle
ss C
O2
em
issio
ns/y
ear
•!E
quiv
ale
nt to
11 m
illio
n a
uto
s
•!O
r 20 c
oal pla
nts
Mem
be
r C
om
mitm
ents
: In
div
idual
As a
CS
CI in
div
idual m
em
ber,
you’ll
ple
dge to:
•!E
nable
your
PC
’s a
uto
matic p
ow
er
managem
ent fe
atu
res lik
e s
leep a
nd h
ibern
ate
, a
nd o
ptim
ize
these s
ettin
gs.
•!C
hoo
se m
ore
energ
y-e
ffic
ient m
odels
when it’s tim
e to u
pgra
de y
our
com
pute
r or
its
com
ponents
.
•!T
urn
off a
nd u
nplu
g y
our
com
pute
r w
hen it’s n
ot in
use.
Mem
be
r B
enefits
: In
div
iduals
•!S
ave m
oney a
nd e
nerg
y.
•!F
ight clim
ate
change.
•!G
et tips for
rally
ing friends, fa
mily
mem
bers
and e
mplo
yers
aro
und
this
issue.
•!Learn
about energ
y r
eduction b
est pra
ctices a
nd the late
st
effic
ient pro
ducts
.
Indiv
idu
al P
ledge
(Fre
e m
em
bers
hip
)
Ap
pendix
3:
Hig
he
r E
du
ca
tion
En
erg
y W
aste
: C
olle
gia
te L
evel
PC
s a
nd
Mo
nitors
(39%
)
Serv
ers
,
inclu
din
g c
oolin
g
(23%
)
Fix
ed
-Lin
e
Tele
com
s
(15%
)
Mobile
Tele
co
ms (
9%
)
LA
N &
Offic
e
Tele
com
s (
7%
) P
rinte
rs (
6%
)
Sourc
e: G
art
ner
This
waste
adds u
p q
uic
kly
.
•!E
nerg
y c
osts
will
be 5
0%
of th
e
ave
rage IT
budget in
just a few
years
1
•!T
he
re a
re 1
bill
ion+
PC
s w
orldw
ide,
pro
jecte
d to b
e 2
.25 b
illio
n b
y 2
015
2
1 S
ourc
e: M
ark
, R
oy,
House G
reen L
ights
EP
A D
ata
Cente
rs S
tudy,
Inte
rne
tnew
s.c
om
(Ju
ly 1
3, 2
00
6)
2 S
ourc
e: F
orr
este
r R
esearc
h
Mem
be
r B
enefits
: P
ow
er
Managem
ent
Po
we
r m
anagem
ent can s
ave thousands, even m
illio
ns.
•!A
univ
ers
ity w
ith 7
0,0
00 n
etw
ork
ed c
om
pute
rs c
an s
ave a
s m
uch a
s $
3 m
illio
n/y
ear
thro
ugh p
ow
er
managem
ent alo
ne
•!E
ve
ry 1
,000 P
Cs w
ith a
ggre
ssiv
e p
ow
er
managem
ent =
•!S
avin
gs o
f $7,2
00 p
er
year,
plu
s a
ir c
onditio
nin
g c
osts
. 1
•!S
avin
gs o
f $2,2
97 in c
arb
on o
ffset cre
dits p
er
year.
2
•!1 c
arb
on c
redit =
1 ton o
f C
O2
•!1 c
arb
on c
redit c
osts
~ $
19.4
2 U
SD
3
•!11
8.2
6 tons X
$19.4
2 ~
$2,2
97
1 A
ssum
es s
yste
m is p
ow
ere
d on 2
,000 h
ours
per
year
(40 h
rs/w
eek X
50 w
eeks)
2A
ggre
ssiv
e p
ow
er
managem
ent can s
ave 1
57.6
2 K
W h
ou
rs p
er
year.
1 K
W h
our
is e
quiv
ale
nt to
0.0
0075 tons C
O2
. 3$19.4
2 U
SD
accord
ing to c
urr
ent ra
te a
s o
f 8/1
5/2
007 fro
m w
ww
.carb
onpla
net.com
Mem
be
r B
enefits
: P
ow
er
Managem
ent
Stu
dents
ca
n m
ake a
huge c
olle
ctive im
pact.
•!B
y e
nablin
g p
ow
er-
savin
g featu
res o
n d
eskto
ps, stu
dents
could
:
•!S
ave m
ore
than $
150 m
illio
n o
n e
nerg
y c
osts
.
•!R
ed
uce C
O2 e
mis
sio
ns b
y 1
mill
ion tons —
the e
quiv
ale
nt of ta
kin
g m
ore
than
20
0,0
00 c
ars
off the r
oad.
Mem
be
r B
enefits
: O
vera
ll
•!D
em
onstr
ate
national le
aders
hip
.
•!E
nhance y
our
bra
nd.
•!S
ave m
oney a
nd e
nerg
y.
•!F
ight clim
ate
change.
•!R
ally
stu
dents
, fa
culty a
nd s
taff tow
ard
a c
om
mon g
oal.
•!S
hare
best pra
ctices w
ith o
ther
CS
CI m
em
bers
.
•!C
reate
a launch p
ad for
oth
er
cam
pus initia
tives s
uch a
s
e-w
aste
re
cyclin
g.
Affili
ate
s
(Fre
e m
em
bers
hip
)
Ap
pendix
4: U
tilit
ies
En
erg
y W
aste
: G
lobal Level
1!S
ourc
e: F
orr
este
r R
esearc
h
PC
s a
nd
Mo
nitors
(39%
)
Serv
ers
,
inclu
din
g c
oolin
g
(23%
)
Fix
ed
-Lin
e
Tele
com
s
(15%
)
Mobile
Tele
co
ms (
9%
)
LA
N &
Offic
e
Tele
com
s (
7%
) P
rinte
rs (
6%
) T
his
waste
adds u
p q
uic
kly
.
•!T
here
are
1 b
illio
n+
PC
s w
orldw
ide.
•!It
will
be incre
asin
gly
im
port
ant fo
r
utilit
ies to
encoura
ge their c
onsum
ers
to
use p
ow
er
effic
iently s
o a
s n
ot to
fu
rthe
r str
ain
pow
er
grids.
•!G
lobally
, com
pute
rs w
aste
:
•!$
5.5
bill
ion/y
ear
in e
nerg
y c
osts
•!5
4 m
illio
n tons in n
eedle
ss C
O2
em
issio
ns/y
ear
•!E
quiv
ale
nt to
11 m
illio
n a
uto
s
•!O
r 20 c
oal pla
nts
Mem
be
r C
om
mitm
ents
: U
tilit
ies
CS
CI w
ork
s w
ith u
tilit
y e
nerg
y e
ffic
iency p
rogra
m m
anagers
to d
eplo
y industr
y b
est
pra
ctices in p
ow
er
managem
ent. U
tilit
ies c
om
mit to:
•!P
rom
ote
and e
xpand e
xis
ting u
tilit
y incentive p
rogra
ms.
•!C
om
mitting to p
ow
er
managem
ent best pra
ctices.
•!E
ncoura
ge c
usto
mers
to u
se p
ow
er
effic
iently.
Mem
be
r B
enefits
: O
vera
ll
•!C
olla
bora
te w
ith C
SC
I and o
ther
industr
y leaders
to
learn
be
st pra
ctices a
nd d
evelo
p s
olu
tions for
drivin
g
chang
e.
•!C
SC
I co-m
ark
eting o
pport
unitie
s
Sponsors
&
Associa
tes
(Paid
M
em
bers
hip
)
•!S
ave
money a
nd e
nerg
y.
•!A
ttra
ct
new
custo
mers
thro
ugh r
ebate
s a
nd incentives.
•!F
ight
clim
ate
change.
•!G
ain
inte
rnational re
cognitio
n a
s a
leader
in e
nerg
y
effic
iency.
Affili
ate
s
(Fre
e
me
mbers
hip
)
Ap
pendix
5: P
ow
er
Managem
ent M
yth
s
Po
wer
Mana
gem
ent M
yth
s
Myth
: I can’t m
ake a
com
pelli
ng b
usin
ess c
ase for
pow
er
managem
ent.
Fac
t: E
nablin
g a
uto
matic p
ow
er
managem
ent can s
ave y
ou m
ore
than $
60 a
year
in
ene
rgy c
osts
, per
com
pute
r. M
ultip
ly these e
asy s
avin
gs b
y h
undre
ds o
r th
ousands o
f c
om
pute
rs, consid
er
that pow
er
managem
ent im
ple
menta
tion is m
uch fa
ste
r and less
co
mp
lex than o
ther
IT p
rogra
ms, and the b
usin
ess c
ase b
ecom
es too g
reat to
ignore
.
Po
wer
Mana
gem
ent M
yth
s
Myth
: U
ntil I buy n
ew
er,
more
energ
y-e
ffic
ient hard
ware
, th
ere
’s n
oth
ing I c
an d
o to
co
nserv
e e
nerg
y.
Fac
t: A
uto
mating p
ow
er
managem
ent fe
atu
res that are
already b
uilt
into
sta
ndard
PC
s is
th
e b
est firs
t ste
p —
but 90 p
erc
ent of users
never
enable
them
. C
SC
I co
nnects
mem
be
rs to tools
and
resourc
es that str
eam
line the d
eplo
ym
ent of syste
m-w
ide p
ow
er
man
agem
ent te
chnolo
gie
s.
Po
wer
Mana
gem
ent M
yth
s
Myth
: T
he p
ow
er
used
in turn
ing o
n m
y P
C n
egate
s a
ny b
enefits
of tu
rnin
g it off.
Fac
t: T
he
avera
ge c
om
pute
r w
aste
s n
early 5
0 p
erc
ent of th
e p
ow
er
it p
ulls
fro
m the w
all.
The
sm
all
pow
er
surg
e that com
es fro
m p
ow
ering u
p is n
o m
atc
h for
the
dra
in that
co
me
s fro
m leavin
g it on for
an e
xte
nded p
eriod o
f tim
e.
Po
wer
Mana
gem
ent M
yth
s
Myth
: S
cre
en s
avers
help
me s
ave e
nerg
y.
Fac
t: T
ho
se tro
pic
al is
land p
hoto
s m
ay r
educe y
our
str
ess level, b
ut th
ey a
ctu
ally
incre
ase y
our
PC
’s e
nerg
y c
onsum
ption level. A
llow
your
monitor
to g
o into
hib
ern
ate
or
sle
ep m
ode w
hen n
ot in
use, and y
ou’ll
be takin
g o
ne m
ore
ste
p tow
ard
pro
tecting o
ur
pla
net’s a
ctu
al vacation v
ista
s.
Po
wer
Mana
gem
ent M
yth
s
Myth
: T
urn
ing a
PC
on
and o
ff r
educes its
perf
orm
ance a
nd u
sefu
l lif
e.
Fac
t: T
urn
ing a
PC
on
and o
ff d
oes n
ot w
ear
it o
ut m
ore
quic
kly
. T
he less tim
e a
PC
is
on,
the lo
nger
it w
ill last. P
Cs a
lso p
roduce h
eat, s
o turn
ing them
off r
edu
ces b
uild
ing
co
olin
g loads. M
odern
com
pute
rs a
re d
esig
ned to h
andle
40,0
00 o
n-o
ff c
ycle
s b
efo
re fa
ilure
, and it is
unlik
ely
to a
ppro
ach that num
ber,
even if you k
eep y
our
com
pute
r 5-7
ye
ars
. S
om
e s
tudie
s indic
ate
it w
ould
require o
n-o
ff c
yclin
g e
very
fiv
e m
inute
s to h
arm
a h
ard
drive.
Po
wer
Mana
gem
ent M
yth
s
Myth
: I can’t r
un u
pda
tes, backups a
nd p
atc
hes w
hen a
PC
is in a
low
er
pow
er
sta
te.
Fac
t: Inclu
din
g w
ake-u
p c
all
str
ate
gie
s in y
our
pow
er
managem
ent im
ple
menta
tion w
ill e
nsure
your
PC
s n
ever
overs
leep for
import
ant deadlin
es. Y
ou c
an c
onfigure
com
pute
rs
to
apply
softw
are
patc
hes a
nd u
pdate
s a
s s
oon a
s c
om
pute
rs b
ecom
e a
vaila
ble
on the
netw
ork
, or
pro
gra
m W
indow
s T
ask S
chedule
r to
wake s
leepin
g c
om
pute
rs for
update
s.
Activa
ting a
nd u
tiliz
ing W
ake-o
n-L
AN
featu
res w
ould
als
o a
llow
you to w
ake s
leepin
g m
ach
ines a
t any tim
e.
Po
wer
Ma
nag
em
ent M
yth
s
Myth
: M
y P
C u
sers
wo
n’t tole
rate
any d
ow
ntim
e for
pow
er
managem
ent.
Fac
t: W
ith
pro
per
pow
er
managem
ent, a
user’s d
ow
ntim
e a
nd a
PC
’s d
ow
ntim
e a
re o
ne
and
the s
am
e. W
hen a
user
ste
ps a
way fro
m their s
yste
m for
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gets
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p a
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gain
in the tim
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hard
to a
rgue w
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that kin
d o
f e
qu
alit
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