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ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Pledge

The ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Campaign is a nationwide effort to assist and recognize organizations for reducing the energy consumed by their computers and monitors. To join the Low Carbon IT Campaign, your organization pledges to activate power management features on monitors and computers to save energy and reduce your carbon footprint. By joining the Low Carbon IT campaign, you will receive:

Free technical expertise and assistance to help you determine the best way to activate power management features in your IT environment and estimate your savings;
An official certificate of recognition from EPA acknowledging your efforts on behalf of energy efficiency and the environment.

Take the pledge by providing the information requested below and then clicking on the "submit" button. (All fields are required.)

The Low Carbon IT Pledge

Standby or Hibernate

Monitor Shut Down

1. How many computers (desktops and notebooks) are configured and/or will be configured to automatically enter these sleep modes?

2. How much time passes, or will pass, before inactive computers enter these sleep modes?

If Other, please explain

3. When will the activation of these sleep modes be completed?

If Other, please explain

4. Which solution was implemented, or will be implemented, to activate these sleep modes throughout your organization?

If Other, please explain

5. Roughly what percentage of your total number of computers are notebooks?

6. Roughly what percentage of your total number of computers are located in the United States?

7. Roughly what percentage of your total number of computers meet the latest ENERGY STAR specification (version 5.0 effective date July 2009)?

8. When will all the computers in your organization be converted to meet the latest ENERGY STAR specification (version 5.0 effective date July 2009)?

If Other, please explain

9. Roughly what percentage of your computers are manually powered off each night by users (i.e., by selecting 'Shut Down' in Windows or by using the power button)? If unsure, use the default of 36%.

10. Roughly what percentage of yours servers meet the new ENERGY STAR specification for enterprise servers (version 1.0 effective May 2009)?

11. When will all your servers meet the ENERGY STAR specification for enterprise servers (version 1.0 effective May 2009)?

If Other, please explain

Contact Information (Read EPA's privacy policy)

Organization Name:

Contact Name:

Title:

Zip Code:

Phone:

Email address:

How did you hear about the ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Campaign?

If Other, please explain

By checking the box to the right, I pledge that the information provided above is accurate and complete, to the best of my knowledge.

The computer (CPU, hard drive, etc.) is set to automatically enter system standby or hibernate mode after a period of inactivity. (The "turn off hard disks" feature saves very little energy and is not considered a "sleep" mode.)

The monitor (display) is set to automatically enter low power "sleep" mode after a period of inactivity.

EPA recommends setting computers to enter system standby or hibernate after 30 to 60 minutes of inactivity and setting monitors to enter sleep mode after 5 to 20 minutes of inactivity. The settings can be checked by going to Control Panel > Power Options.

EPA recognizes that the activation of sleep settings can take some time to implement at organizations.

ENERGY STAR qualified computers meet energy use guidelines in three distinct operating modes: standby, active, and sleep modes. Federal agencies are required to use ENERGY STAR qualified computers as mandated by the Energy Policy Act.

36% default value is based on a 2004 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report, "After-hours Power Status of Office Equipment and Inventory of Miscellaneous Plug-Load Equipment."
Keep in mind that even in organizations where computer users are asked to power down computers every night, compliance is almost never 100%.