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Reducing OSU Energy Requirements

The Office of the CIO and Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) are sponsors of a movement to reduce OSU energy requirements. One single, yet powerful goal for this initiative is the reduction of power used by workstations and related OSU equipment by 30% within the next year. As explained in the information provided below, students, faculty and staff can participate in this endeavor through:

• Committing to the Pledge for Power Down for the Planet means agreeing to enable the hibernation function for your Macintosh or Windows OSU workstation. (Note: Hibernation can inhibit the use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or Remote Desktop.)
• Joining the Earth Hour 2009 event.
• Viewing our "Going Green" video.
• Agreeing to participate in the additional ENERGY STAR pledge and offering support through the purchase and use of energy efficient products.

Power Down for the Planet
	View the entire Power Down for the Planet Overview, part of the the Climate Savers Computing Challenge initiative, or select an item below: Take the Pledge Online and Learn About the Pledge The High-Tech Power Problem, "Did You Know?"... The Climate Savers Computing Initiative How to Use Computer Power Management What is Power Down for the Planet? What's in It for You, for Everyone? Get Involved Watch the Call-To-Action Awareness Video and Submit a Video
Earth Hour 2009
	Earth Hour 2009, directed by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) invites communities, business and governments to switch off lights for one hour at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28th.
ENERGY STAR
	An additional ENERGY STAR pledge campaign is available for the OSU community to show their support. ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
BLACKLE
	Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. The premise behind Blackle is that a black display version of the Google search engine would save energy due to its popularity. "A given computer monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen." Roberson et al, 2002. Although there is skepticism about the significance of the energy savings that can be achieved, even if that savings is small, it adds up. Additionally, seeing Blackle every time a web browser is loaded, is regular a reminder that we need to keep taking small steps to save energy.

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