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submission
MBAFK writes
"My coworker Geoff and I have been taking power meters home to see what the true cost of PC gaming is. Not just the outlay for hardware and software but what the day-to-day costs really are. If you assume a 20 hour a week habit and using $0.11 a KWH. Actually playing costs Geoff $30.83 a year. If Geoff turns his PC off when he is not using it he could save $66 dollars a year. Turn off your PC when you aren’t using it. The environment will thank you and so will your wallet."Link to Original Source
33101879
submission
MBAFK writes
"MiserWare has plotted the usage of use their free power saving software on a world map showing which countries have the best ratio of green minded geeks to total population. They think this is pretty good indicator of where the geeks that care about the environment are living. At the moment it looks like the USA is in 10th place, which is pretty good given the size of the country."Link to Original Source
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MBAFK writes
"In honor of Earth Day, MiserWare announced the release of Granola, energy efficiency software for PCs (see http://grano.la/). Granola can save up to 35% of the energy a computer uses. Imagine the difference that could make for the planet. Over a billion personal computers are in use worldwide, collectively consuming hundreds of billions of kilowatt hours annually. If each of these computers ran Granola and reduced their power consumption by only 10%, it would equate to removing 7 million cars from the road or planting 900 million trees or turning off 65 coal power plants. Granola is a free download for PCs or laptops running Microsoft Windows or Linux."Link to Original Source
