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Old 10-30-2003, 08:18 AM   #6 (permalink)
quadro2000
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Originally posted by dimbulb
1. Don't leave the computer on all day. My college household did an experiment one month. Instead of having our computers on 24-7, we only turned them on when we were at home. Power bill went down dramatically.
Interesting. I recall reading somewhere that the power it takes to power up a computer every time you turn it on is very close to the amount of energy it takes to leave it on all day. Not sure where I read that. I used to turn my computer off when I wasn't home, but now I leave it on 24/7. Maybe I'll try turning it off.
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