Electric energy saving tips for computer

Let save 35 kWh to 40 kWh power by using simple tricks

Computer have become an integral part of human life. It cannot be removed from person’s daily routine. Large number of computers are used in the offices and it is increasing day by day. Therefore, it is the duty of every person to save electricity and every person should take initiative for that. If you are using computer that is about 5 to 6 years old, change it to save the energy. You can use laptop, a netbook, a tablet or smartphone to save energy.

 

1. Replace with the latest computer to save power

As I mentioned earlier replace your old computer with new energy efficient computer to save the energy. New computer comes with higher memory (RAM and hard disk) as well.

 

2. Save power by turning off the computer when not in use

The power consumption of computer will not drop if you are using screen saver on you person computer when you are not using the computer. You can save electricity by turning off your computer when you are not using it. If you reduce your computer (Especially desktop type computer) usage by 1 hour daily, approximately 31 kWh of electricity you can save annually. For the lighter work you can use netbook which consume less energy.

3. Save power with the power-saving function of your computer

The computer consumes a lot of power when it starts up. Therefore, if you only leave your seat for a short time, do not turn off the power and use the power saving function of your computer. To set, click "Power Options" displayed by clicking "Start" → "Settings" → "Control Panel".

If you are not good at setting manually, you can also use Windows PC automatic power saving program" provided by Microsoft. If you use this program, it will be automatically changed to the setting effective for power saving, and it will save about 30% on average.

 

4. Adjust the brightness of the display to save power

The brighter screen is the more electricity it consumes. If you keep screen brightness too dark, it will affect your eyes, it will strain your eyes, so keep the suitable brightness level of the computer to save energy. Clean computer screen regularly.

 

5. Save power by charging laptop at nigh time.

Charge your laptop or netbook in the night time when power consumption is less concentrated. When you charge your laptop or netbook in the period of “peak shift” you will end up using more electricity. During “peak shift” time use laptop on batter power.

 

6. Energy saving with Hibernation mode on a personal computer

 

The latest PC that often has a mode that operates with power saving. Bye using power saving mode you can expect to reduce power consumption by about 10% to 29%. When you are not using computer, you can put your computer on hibernation mode. Hibernation in computing is powering down a computer while retaining its state. During hibernation mode computer save its contents of RAM to hard disk or other storage and after resumption you can see your computer exactly same as it was before hibernation.