If You're Not Going To Use It, Turn it Off


	If You're Not Going To Use It, Turn it Off

kidora

6-15-2007 1:22 PM

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energy, conservation, computer

kidora says:

Just another way to save you some bucks on you electric bill.

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 <P>But I am also a prodigious computer user, and it looks as if that makes me an energy hog. I started checking how much electricity my electronics were consuming when I wasn’t using them.  I used a Kill A Watt EZ energy meter (available online for about $25)  and began measuring.  My PC was continuously drawing 134 watts all night.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/0ABB57AC-9C2E-441A-9328-5047695E9E08/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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