Earth Bytes: Office Energy Savers

Christina Mitchell

Let’s face it: we spend a lot of time at work. While we look at ways to make our homes a little greener, why not do the same for our work space? This week, Earth Bytes gives a few ways to save energy and money in the office.

• Use natural light whenever possible. It saves on electrical lighting usage and is easier on the eyes.
• Use energy savings settings for power adapters and battery life (if using a laptop).
• Turn PCs, monitors and copiers into sleep mode at the end of the day. Energy costs can fall up to 50 percent.
• Unplug seldomly used equipment. Anything plugged into the wall (phone chargers, scanners, etc) draw energy whether they're in use or not.
• Replace Google with Blackle. The search engine uses an energy-conserving black background to save up to 15 watts of energy on some monitors (varies by monitor type, size and manufacturer).

Hit up sdge.com or treehugger.com for more ways to save energy in the office.

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Office Energy Savers

Let’s face it: we spend a lot of time at work. While we try to make our homes a little greener, why not do the same for the office? This week, Earth Bytes gives a few ways to save energy and money at work.