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Green computing is the study and practice of using

computing resources efficiently. The primary objective of
such a program is to account for the "People, Planet,
Profit” To maximize energy efficiency during the product's
lifetime and promote recyclability or biodegradability of
defunct products and factory waste.

Modern IT systems rely upon a complicated mix of people,

networks and hardware as such, a green computing
initiative must be systemic in nature.
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In 1992, the US Environmental Protection Agency
launched “Energy Star”, a voluntary labeling
program which was designed to promote and
recognize energy efficiency in monitors, climate
control equipment, and other technologies. This
resulted in the widespread adoption of sleep mode
among consumers of electronics.
The term "green computing" was probably coined
shortly after the “Energy Star “program
began
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As computers play an ever-larger role in our lives, energy demands,
costs, and waste are escalating dramatically.

• The added heat from inefficient computers can increase the

demand on air conditioners and cooling systems, making your
computing equipment even more expensive to run.

• Even though most of today’s desktop computers are capable of

automatically transitioning to a sleep or hibernate state when
inactive, about 90% of systems have this function disabled
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 Desktop consumption has
reached 100 watts

 Total Personal
Computer(400 million)
energy usage in 2000 =
26 nuclear power plants

 Power is the bottleneck of

improving the system
performance
Water Cooled Computer
 Power consumption is
causing serious problems
because of excessive
heat.
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 Nuclear
1000 Reactor
Power Density (W/cm2)

Pentium 4
Hot Pentium 3
100 Plate
Pentium 2

Pentium Pro
Pentium
10 486
386

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1980 1990 2000 2010

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In order to achieve sustainable computing, we need to rethink
from a “Green Computing” perspective, because :

Green Computing:

*Maximize energy efficiency

*Reduce of the use of hazardous materials such

as lead

*Maximize recyclability of both a defunct product

and of any factory waste
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 • Understand all levels of the computer

• Understand where power is

dissipated

• Think about ways to reduce power

usage at all levels

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 THE 6 LEVELS OF A COMPUTER

5 High Level Programming

4 Assembly Language Software

3 Operating System

2 Instruction Set Architecture

1 Digital Logic Hardware

0 Integrated Circuit

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• An average desktop computer requires 85 watts just to idle, even
with the monitor off. If that computer were in use or idling for only 40
hours a week instead of a full 168, over $40 in energy costs would be
saved annually.

• If each household in a region the size of the metro Boston area

turned off its computer for just one additional hour per day, it would
save $3.2 million in electricity costs and prevent 19,000 tons of CO2
from heating the atmosphere.

• Electricity production is the largest source of greenhouse gas

emissions in the United States, ahead of transportation.

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“The performance of software systems is dramatically
affected by how well software designers understand
the basic hardware technologies at work in a system.

Similarly, hardware designers must understand the

far-reaching effects their design decisions have on
software applications”

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Our computer’s SLEEP and HIBERNATE settings are two of the most effective ways
to make our computer more environmentally friendly.

SLEEP MODE
Sleep mode conserves energy by cutting off power to our display, hard drive,
and peripherals. After a pre-set period of inactivity, our computer switches to a low
power state. .

HIBERNATE MODE
Hibernate mode saves energy and protects our work by copying system data to a
reserved area on our hard drive and then completely turning off our computer. It
also reduces wear and tear on our components. When we turn power back on,
our files and documents appear on our desktop just as we left them.

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In fact, there are probably several vampires in our home right now,
sucking power from our electric outlets and money from our wallet.

There may be as many as 20 devices drawing standby power in your

home. These include any device with a remote control and external
power supply (or adapter), permanently illuminated digital displays
and LEDs etc.

According to the Department of Energy, “vampire energy loss”

represents between 5 and 8 percent of a single family home’s total
electricity use per year.

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Fortunately, when it comes to your computer and
electronics, there’s an easy solution:” a surge protector
with a master control outlet”. Simply plug your computer
into the master outlet and let your peripherals into the
controlled outlets. The master outlet senses when your
computer powers down or goes into sleep mode and
automatically shuts down the controlled outlets. Your
peripherals no longer suck up energy when they are in
standby mode and “vampire loads” no longer take a bite
out of your monthly budget.
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• About 25 percent of the electricity used to power home
electronics is consumed when the devices are turned off.

• It takes less energy to boot up a computer than it does to

leave it running for more than 3 minutes.

• Plug functionally related electronics into a surge

protector (or UPS) that features a master outlet/controlled
outlet technology to avoid vampire energy use.

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 33% x 0.5= 15%
Clock Power Usage Savings from Power Savings
Double Edge
Usage by using
half of the
frequency

$15b x 15% = $2.25b

Annual Energy Cost Savings Annual Savings
of Data Centers

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