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- 1. Reducing Computer Energy Usage
- 2. • Current Practices at RIT • Goal of Project • Trial Overview • Trail Setup • Trial Results • Recommendations • Questions & Answers
- 3. • No campus-wide PC power policy • Each department has its own policies which is confusing and inefficient • Most computers stay on 24/7 • Whether or not they are in use
- 5. • Assess current energy usage policies • Decrease power consumption
- 6. • NRH Computer Lab chosen for trials • Easily Managed by ITS • FMS Installed Power Monitors • Worked with ITS & FMS
- 7. • 15 Dell Quad Core Desktop PCs • Week 4-7: baseline testing • No sleep, WCG after 10 minutes • Week 8-11: reduced power testing • S3 sleep after 20 minutes • Everything else the same
- 10. • Reduced power consumption by 66% • Extrapolate data to computer labs • ITS Estimates 1600 Windows Based Desktops in the RIT Computer Labs • Potential savings of $20K to $60K a year • 186 Metric Tons of CO2 avoided OR same as burning 20,800 gallons of gasoline
- 11. • Implement a campus wide computer sleep policy • Computers shouldn’t be on when not in use • Require new computers to be Energy Star certified • Reduced power consumption during sleep • Have a central organization or individual in charge of grid computing projects • Currently grid computing projects are not centralized • Centralized grid would increase efficiency and PR