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Energy Saving Tips
Home/Home Office Electronics
In the U.S.,
nearly 4.2 million people worked from home in 2000, up
from 3.4 million in 1990. Working from home saves energy
and time by cutting out the commute, but it may increase
your home energy bills a lot unless you use
energy-saving office equipment.
ENERGY STAR®
office equipment is widely available: it provides users
with dramatic savings, as much as 90% savings for some
products. Overall, ENERGY STAR office products use about
half the electricity of standard equipment. Along with
saving energy directly, this equipment can reduce
air-conditioning loads, noise from fans and
transformers, and electromagnetic field emissions from
monitors.
Home Office
Tips
Selecting energy-efficient office equipment—personal
computers (PCs), monitors, copiers, printers, and
fax machines—and turning off machines when they are
not in use can result in enormous energy savings.
An
ENERGY STAR computer uses 70% less electricity than
computers without this designation. If left
inactive, ENERGY STAR computers enter a low-power
mode and use 15 watts or less. Spending a large
portion of time in low-power mode not only saves
energy, but helps equipment run cooler and last
longer.
To
maximize savings with a laptop, put the AC adapter
on a power strip that can be turned off (or will
turn off automatically); the transformer in the AC
adapter draws power continuously, even when the
laptop is not plugged into the adapter.
Common
misconceptions sometimes account for the failure to
turn off equipment. Many people believe that
equipment lasts longer if it is never turned off.
This incorrect perception carries over from the days
of older mainframe computers.
ENERGY
STAR computers and monitors save energy only when
the power management features are activated, so make
sure power management is activated on your computer.
There is
a common misconception that screen savers reduce
energy use by monitors; they do not. Automatic
switching to sleep mode or manually turning monitors
off is always the better energy-saving strategy.
$ Long-Term Savings Tip:
Consider buying a laptop for your next computer
upgrade; they use much less energy than desktop
computers.
Home
Electronics Tips
Look for
energy-saving ENERGY STAR home electronics.
Many
appliances continue to draw a small amount of power
when they are switched off. These "phantom" loads
occur in most appliances that use electricity, such
as VCRs, televisions, stereos, computers, and
kitchen appliances. In the average home, 75% of the
electricity used to power home electronics is
consumed while the products are turned off. This can
be avoided by unplugging the appliance or using a
power strip and using the switch on the power strip
to cut all power to the appliance.
Unplug
battery chargers when the batteries are fully
charged or the chargers are not in use.
Studies
have shown that using rechargeable batteries for
products like cordless phones and PDAs is more cost
effective than throwaway batteries. If you must use
throwaways, check with your trash removal company
about safe disposal options.
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