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Computer Power Management

TCI and Tufts Information Technology Services (ITS) recommend the following steps to lower electricity consumption of computers:

1. Turn off your computer at night, weekends and when you are not using it for several hours during the day.
2. Turn off your monitor when you are not using your computer for 15 minutes or longer.
3. Enable the Power Management feature for your monitor (see below on how to get instructions).
4. If you buy a new computer, consider a laptop. Laptops use only 1/4 the energy of a desktop.
5. If you buy a new monitor, consider a flat screen. They use only 1/3 the energy.
 

Our Computer Brochure

Download our computer brochure with lots of information about computers, energy consumption, and climate change. As an Adobe Acrobat file pdf (101 KB) or as a Word document (162 KB) For the printed version of the brochure and 'cool the climate' stickers, please contact us at 617-627-5517. For detailed comments on the figures and facts used in the brochure go here.
Enabling Power Management:

If you want to manually set up Power Management, here are instructions for:
Windows 98 | Windows ME | Windows 2000 & XP

Unfortunately, Windows NT does not Support Power Management.