Power IT Down Day Ready to Unplug on August 26 for Responsible Energy Use and Wounded Warrior Project Support
June 20 2011 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Power IT Down Day sponsors Citrix Systems, Inc., HP, Intel and
GTSI announced today that the fourth annual public sector energy
conservation event will be held on Friday, August 26, 2011. Power
IT Down Day encourages individuals within civilian and military
agencies, and the industries that serve them, to power down their
computers, printers, monitors and other peripherals at the end of
the work day to help the government reduce its energy
consumption.
Participants register for the virtual event at
www.powerITdown.org. As in years past, event sponsors will make a
donation to Wounded Warrior Project to highlight how energy savings
can be put to good use. In total, Power IT Down Day has donated
more than $100,000 to Wounded Warrior Project since the inaugural
event in 2008.
In 2010, the first year in which Power IT Down Day was held on a
Friday, the event had 17,639 participants — more than three times
the number of participants in 2009 — with a whopping two-thirds of
these individuals coming from federal, state and local government.
Event organizers hope to build on that success to help even more
individuals achieve healthy energy habits. For 2011, Power IT Down
Day’s website includes an updated calculation for determining the
amount of energy saved when individuals power down their office
equipment.
Quotes
Tom Simmons, area vice president – US Public Sector at
Citrix
“We tripled the number of Power IT Down Day participants in 2010
to over 17,000, with more than two-thirds coming from government.
That’s just a drop in the bucket, because both government and
industry continue to take notice. We are proud that Power IT Down
Day has become a valuable resource for ways government can reduce
its carbon footprint every day of the year.”
Nigel Ballard, director of federal marketing, Intel
Americas
“Every year, Power IT Down Day grows in both size and awareness.
This shows me that you just can’t keep a great idea
quiet. Seventeen thousand people signed up last year, and this
time around we’re hoping for even greater participation. So please
pledge to be part of the solution in 2011.”
Tom Hempfield, vice president, HP’s U.S. Federal Business
Organization
“As a company committed to reducing energy use and emissions
throughout the global economy, HP is proud to participate as a
sponsor of the fourth annual Power IT Down Day. We encourage
responsible energy consumption not only on August 26th but every
day.”
Mohamed Elrefai, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing
Operations, GTSI
“Our sponsorship of Power IT Down Day is a reflection of our
commitment both as a company and as individuals to our nation’s
efforts to reduce energy waste. We’re encouraging our
government clients and our partners in industry to join us in
pledging to shut down the electronics when the workday is over. The
savings could be immense – and put to better use, like donating to
Wounded Warrior Project.”
Facts and Highlights
- Power IT Down Day 2011 will take place
on Friday, August 26.
- Power IT Down Day sponsors will again
make a donation to Wounded Warrior Project, which has received more
than $100,000 in Power IT Down Day donations so far.
- 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. (Source:
Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency,
U.S. Environmental Protection, August 2007.)
Follow Us Online:
- Twitter: @powerITdown
- Facebook: Power IT Down Day
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of
virtual computing solutions that help people work and play from
anywhere on any device. More than 230,000 enterprises rely on
Citrix to create better ways for people, IT and business to work
through virtual meetings, desktops and datacenters. Citrix
virtualization, networking and cloud solutions deliver over 100
million corporate desktops and touch 75 percent of Internet users
each day. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in 100
countries. Annual revenue in 2010 was $1.87 billion.
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