2010 Power IT Down Day Challenges Government to Save More Kilowatt Hours, Decrease Carbon Footprint
July 28 2010 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Citrix Systems, Inc., HP and Intel welcome new sponsor GTSI for
the third annual Power IT Down Day on Friday, August 27, 2010.
Power IT Down Day encourages civilian agencies and military, and
the industries that serve them, to power down their computers,
printers, monitors and other peripherals at the end of the work day
on August 27 in an effort to help the government reduce its energy
consumption. Just last month, the United States Government
Accountability Office issued a report that reiterated the federal
government is the nation’s largest energy consumer.
These simple, end-of-the-work day steps were echoed and
encouraged in the February 2010 GreenGov Final Report, which
includes more than 5,000 ideas from more than 14,000 federal
employees. The report, which resulted from President Obama’s
GreenGov Challenge last fall, lists “powering down all desktop
computers, locally connected printers, and other non-networked
peripherals” as one of the top three ways to conserve energy.
Like the GreenGov Challenge, Power IT Down Day is intended to
harness the power of the individual in helping government become
more energy efficient. The first two Power IT Down Day events are
good examples of what can be accomplished by the individual. Just
last year, about 5,600 individuals pledged to power down their IT
equipment on August 27, which led to more than 73,000 kilowatt
hours saved and enough energy savings to power 77 American homes
for a month.
Individuals can sign up for the event at the new Power IT Down
website, poweritdown.org, which also provides green IT resources
and information. Registrants have the option to invite friends to
participate in this year’s Power IT Down Day activities.
The Power IT Down Day sponsors will again make a donation to the
Wounded Warrior Project to show what can be accomplished with the
money saved from Power IT Down Day activities. In 2009, the Wounded
Warrior Project, whose mission is to honor and empower wounded
warriors, received $45,000 from Power IT Down Day sponsors.
Quotes
Tom Simmons, area vice president – US Public Sector at
Citrix
“Participation doubled during last year’s Power IT Down Day, and
we hope to reach even more individuals in 2010. Because Power IT
Down Day falls on a Friday this year, government and industry have
the chance to save even more energy – not only on one night, but
for the entire weekend. That’s a potential savings of 55 kilowatt
hours per person, which can quickly add up to a significant impact
on responsible energy consumption.”
Nigel Ballard, director of federal marketing, Intel
“Each year, Intel helps drive federal energy efficiency
awareness through Power IT Down Day, and each year the response
from people wanting to get involved becomes more enthusiastic.
Individuals clearly want to do their bit to be part of the solution
as opposed to part of the problem. We’re clearly onto something
good here!”
Tom Hempfield, vice president, US Federal, HP
“HP encourages our employees to exercise healthy energy savings
habits, and Power IT Down Day is one way we can help our customers
do the same. Every individual makes a difference.”
Denise L. Harrison, chief information officer and vice
president, GTSI
“The simple, individual act of powering down at the end of the
day can help us gain control of our energy consumption and generate
meaningful budget savings along the way. At GTSI, we have targeted
about 20% server consolidation through virtualization and server
upgrades by the end of this calendar year. Some of the newer
servers can have power efficiency improvements as much as 61% over
older servers. Evaluating true needs and powering down is good
business and good for the environment. We get new technology,
better management tools and more power efficiency. Hard to dispute
the benefits.”
Facts and Highlights
- The goal for Power IT Down Day
2010 is 6,100 registered participants.
- Power IT Down Day 2009 doubled
government and industry registrations compared to the 2008 event
(from 2,800 to 5,600) and saved more than 73,000 kilowatt hours in
a single night.
- The federal government is the
nation’s single largest energy consumer, with federal buildings
accounting for about 35 percent of the government’s total energy
use in fiscal year 2009. (Source: Report to Congress on Server and
Data Center Energy Efficiency, U.S. Environmental Protection,
August 2007.)
- Power IT Down Day estimates that
one person can save 13 kilowatt hours overnight by powering down at
the end of the workday. The savings for a full weekend comes to 55
kilowatt hours per person. Reaching our Power IT Down Day 2010 goal
of 6,100 participants could save more than 335,000 kilowatt hours –
a potential energy savings of more than $45,000.
Related Links
- GAO report: Federal
Energy Management: GSA’s Recovery Act Program Is on Track, but
Opportunities Exist to Improve Transparency, Performance Criteria,
and Risk Management.
- Presidential memorandum:
In a memorandum dated June 10, 2010, President Obama addresses
“Disposing of Unneeded Federal Real Estate – Increasing Sales
Proceeds, Cutting Operating Costs, and Improving Energy
Efficiency.”
Follow Us Online:
- Twitter: @powerITdown
- Facebook: Power IT Down Day
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