Weekly Green Tip
Let Your Electronics Sleep
Save the planet and your pennies by turning off your computers at night. This is a hard one for me as well, but it is simple to get into the habit of turning them back on in the mornings while you organize and prepare for your day. Computers also have a “wake on LAN” feature if you have a computer that you only use for file and/or print sharing. Also, most household electronics don’t actually turn off when you hit the power button. Instead, they go into a standby mode. This is wasteful of electricity (and your money) and it’s easy to avoid by putting the electronics that don’t need to be in a standby mode on a powerstrip where you can turn them all completely off at once.
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