Large Organization

Save 200,000 kWh of Energy All in a Day’s Rest — ENERGY STAR Monitor Power Management.

Large organizations can save energy and money by enabling power management on computer monitors. Free software tools and services available from EPA automatically put monitors to rest organization-wide when not in use which can save a significant amount of energy and money. What’s more, monitor power management will not affect your computer or network performance. A simple touch of the mouse or keyboard “wakes” the machine within seconds. Enabling monitor power management could save large organizations approximately 200,000 kWh per year for every 1,000 monitors. This amounts to:

• $17,000 per year saved at 8.5 cents/kWh.
• Enough energy to power 230 households for one month.
• CO₂ reductions equivalent to preventing the emissions from 28 cars or planting 2 million square feet of trees.

Enable Power Management Organization Wide Quickly and Easily.

EPA offers the following free software tools and services:

• EZ Wizard Web Based Software Tool for large organizations without centrally controlled logins. End users can enable power management on their computers in seconds.
• EZ Save Network Based Software Tool for large organizations that have a mixture of operating systems and want a start a comprehensive monitor power management program — ideal for large government organizations with voluntary computer policies. Download EZ Save.
• Windows 2000/XP Enablement for large organizations that desire a relatively homogeneous power management practice. EPA can provide technical support to assist your IT department in enabling power management through Windows 2000 and XP.
• Please see the Network Administrator’s Guide to Monitor Power Management
• Use the free EZ Group Policy Object (GPO) software to centrally control power management setting if your network administrator uses GPOs to manage desktops.