Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Use Computer The Way It Consumes Efficient Energy

No doubt each and every electronic device consumes energy and so does your personal computer. Surprised? Computer when starts, small surge of energy it consumes. However, it is less than the energy the system consumes while running for hours. If you are in a fix when to turn off your computer to save the energy, this blog contains certain guidelines to resolve your problem. You need to take into practice the following activities.


  • Don't fail to turn off monitor, if PC is going to be unused for more than 20 minutes
  • Be assured to turn off both CPU and monitor if PC is going to be unused for more than 2 hours.
  • It essential to ensure that the monitors, printers, and other accessories are on a power strip/surge protector. One must turn off the power strip, when such equipment is not used for extended periods. Not doing so will continue to flow power even when the PC is shut off.
  • Don't fail to unplug extra equipment if you don't make use of power strip.

Generally, you may often encounter heating problem in your PC. It is because, the device produces heat, and the more you leave it remain on, the heater it will be. Hence turn off your computer, it will help reduce build cooling loads and protects your PC from being damaged.

Use PC with Sleep Mode & Power Management Feature
The technology provides PC with sleep mode and power management feature. One who uses such PC is believed to save good amount on electricity bills each year. You too whenever buying a computer should ensure that it is equipped with power-down feature through operating system software or not.

Such monitors technically consume not more than 2 watts which is less than the sleep mode. Equipped with power management feature, a monitor goes into sleep mode automatically after a period of inactivity. More than that you can save energy by manually turning off monitor when it remains being unused.

Inactivate Screen Savers

Bear in mind that applying screen savers will not save energy. If you use screen saver, it means you have put your computer to consume more energy than it should actually. Also the activation of screen saver may disallow your power-down feature to function. The point is that you must completely avoid using screen savers if you use modern LCD color monitors.

7 striking energy conservation tips-Plan for a better tomorrow

Energy conservation is a primary concern in the contemporary world, since the resources of non-renewable sources are becoming limited day by day. We should be conscious before it is too late and the precious resources are lost completely. We should join our hands together and participate in the program of energy conservation and contribute to the society. This blog tells you about the different ways in which you can conserve energy. These tips are extremely valuable for storing energy in domestic uses. All these tips will be beneficial for you since you will not only save energy but also money. 


By following these tips you can significantly check your electricity bills.




1. Installation of a programmable thermostat:
With the help of a programmable thermostat, you can significantly be able to manage the cooling and heating systems thereby lowering your utility bills.

2. Unnecessary wastage should be avoided:
Make sure that you turn off the lights, fans, air conditioner, TV, etc of your room when you are leaving the room. You will be surprised to know that computers in standby mode consume much more energy when compared to the state of operating it.

3. LED lights:
Use LED lights instead of high power bulbs. The LED bulbs have been constructed by using new technologies based on the conception of low energy consumption.

4. Natural sources of lights:
Try to use natural sources of lights like sunlight when it is available and thus try to avoid using the electricity based lights.

5. Save the consumption of petrol:
Prefer walking to cover short distances than choosing your private car or bike to travel to such places. Beside this, choose the public means of transportation instead of private cars. This will help in conserving petrol which is a non-renewable source.

7. Reduce the use of ACs:
Use your air conditioner cautiously. Let the cool breezes enter inside your room by opening the window panes and the doors thereby allowing the interior of the room to cool down. Therefore reduce the usage of air conditioners.