Photo by canned muffins Just how important is turning off computers at the end of the day in an office building? Very, if a company wants to save big bucks on electricity bills. According to UC San Diego researchers, 50-80% of a modern building’s electricity use goes to IT equipment, particularly desktop computers. A report last year showed that not shutting down PCs equated to $2.8 billion in wasted electricity . Still, many offices don’t encourage their employe… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New Microsoft App Can Cut PC Power Consumption By 80%
