Faculty and staff can help UCSD conserve energy and reduce costs by following these guidelines for personal computer use:

Shut down your desktop computer when you leave for the day, unless otherwise instructed by your network administrator.

Set your computer to use energy-saving features during the day, when you're away from your desk. Recommended settings include:

• Monitor sleep mode after 15 minutes of inactivity: Lowers hourly energy usage from 90 to 5 watts for CRT monitors and from 30 watts to 1 watt for flat-panel monitors. The screen will turn dark, although applications continue to run. Moving the mouse "awakens" the screen and restores the normal view within seconds.

• System standby mode after 30 minutes of inactivity: Reduces the computer’s hourly power consumption from approximately 90–100 watts to 5–10 watts. Moving the mouse activates the computer within a few minutes. All programs that were open before the computer entered standby will still be active. While in this mode, the computer cannot run applications. Do not enable this function if you use continuously running applications.

• Note: Save work before leaving your desk. If computer power is interrupted while in standby mode, all non-saved work will be lost.

• Hibernate mode (after 1 hour of inactivity): Similar to standby, but it protects unsaved work by storing it in temporary memory before powering down. Startup can take 3 to 4 minutes.

If you have questions about energy-saving computer settings, contact your network administrator or John Dilliott, campus energy manager, (858) 822-2807.