Once you've implemented
energy efficient practices, it's also important to make the most of
this kind of technology. On computers, for example, most major
modern operating systems offer a variety of less-active states,
sometimes called hibernation, that enable
equipment to keep running while consuming less energy. Hardware
vendors also include special activity monitors that let a PC
gradually reduce its activity level and energy consumption after
specific periods of idleness or inactivity. Unique to HP's BIOS
(Basic Input/Output System) or firmware, you can manually adjust the
fan speed to suit your particular environment. Decreasing the fan
speed as activity levels decline lowers power consumption.
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Note: The AMD Cool'n'Quiet
and Intel EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology)
processors are good options of energy-conserving technology
built into HP desktop PCs. These technologies consume less
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As you start down the
road to energy efficiency, you'll find all kinds of interesting and
innovative ways to take a good thing and keep improving upon it.
Other positive outcomes will follow as well: more efficient
computing equipment tends to be both cooler and quieter, lessening
its overall noise and heating impact and improving ambient
conditions in home offices and the workplace alike. Subject to less
stress from heat and power, more efficient equipment also tends to
last longer, and can thus deliver an enhanced return on the original
purchase investment.
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| Once you've joined the ranks of other environmentally
aware organizations, you can spur continued participation
internally by reporting on savings and offering incentives.
For example, report savings from your energy conservation
program to upper management and employees. Hard numbers and
proven cost savings can result in greater participation. Also,
offer incentives, such as monthly employee recognition awards
or a few hours of personal leave, to employees who offer
viable and wide-reaching ways to save energy or whose actions
result in the highest cost savings over a period of
time. |
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