A Roadmap to Green IT

Greentech Media (Apr 13 2011) Servers

1. Computers are both a good news and bad news story when it comes to sustainability and energy. First, the good news. Computers are a boon to the environment. Rack-mounted servers consume about 2.5 percent of all of the electricity in the U.S., but consider the myriad of services -- email, Twitter, online shopping, banking -- you get from them. Lighting consumes 22 percent, but you could shut off the lights in your office now and probably continue to do your job. (Read Full Article)

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