Based on IDC projections of desktop and server units shipped, a baseline of typical desktop and server power consumption in the first half of 2007, and an average power cost of $0.0885/kWh.
The Initiative recommends servers with an 85 percent efficient power supply unit (PSU), or that meet most recent version of ENERGY STAR server spec, when it becomes available.
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Source: PEW Center on Global Climate Change;Climate Change 101: Understanding and Responding to Global Climate Change. View article.
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Based on IDC projections of desktop and server units shipped, a baseline of typical desktop and server power consumption in the first half of 2007, and an average power cost of $0.0885/kWh.
Source: WWF: Solutions to Global Climate Change. View article.
Based on IDC projections of desktop and server units shipped, a baseline of typical desktop and server power consumption in the first half of 2007, and an average power cost of $0.0885/kWh.
Based on U.S. Census Bureau estimate of the number of college students, Harris Interactive estimate of the percentage of students that own desktop computers, U.S. Department of Energy estimate of average CO2 per KW/hr, U.S. EPA estimate of average tons of CO2 produced per car, and an average energy cost of $0.0885/KW.
