
This is going to be the topic that we hear more about in the coming months. Schools and businesses are in dire need to cut energy costs. One approach is reducing the cost of operating computers and hardware items.
There are more than 1 billion computers in the world. Each is responsible for 1000 pounds of carbon emission annually on the average. According to Allison Cornia, Verdiem's vice president of marketing, "Most people are really unaware how much energy PCs are wasting, and we want to draw a lot of attention to that."
A new product to help with this awareness is Edison by Verdiem. This is a software program you download for free. Download and register the program, and a window pops up. A series of tabs helps you customize your settings. Choose your peak work and non-work hours, and when you want Edison to save more or less power.
The software allows you to adjust your computer settings. Using the "save more" setting while you're working will power down your display and hard drive after 5 minutes, and suspend your PC after 10. "Save less" means your display will be powered down after 30, your hard drive after 45, and never suspends your computer. There are several settings between those extremes as well.
I installed this program on one of my computers. It took less than 5 minutes to adjust the shut off time of the monitor, hard drive shut down and when to suspend the computer from working. Also, you need to set a schedule of when you use the computer normally. After a few minutes, the program gives you an assessment of how much money you will save annually and how much carbon emissions have been reduced. In my case the numbers are an estimated $61.65, 692.66 kWh, and 944.02 pounds of CO2. That is a surprising set of numbers. Here is the link to start saving money: http://www.verdiem.com/edison/
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