Saving Energy with Office Equipment Easy Savings
Turn off equipment when not in use (monitors, printers, etc.) Turn on the energy-saving software on all of your equipment Keep up with regular maintenance of your equipment. Cleaning and adjusting it frequently will prolong its life and ensure it runs efficiently Flat screen LCD monitors Equipment Annual Energy STAR-labeled Percentage of total use much less energy than office equipment cost savings operating cost tube monitors; notebook Computer $19 49% computers use less than Fax machine $13 52% desktops; and inkjet Printer $39 65% printers use less than laser Copier (medium) $57 57% printers Copier (large) $130 58% Turn off all types of machines overnight and on weekends and turn monitors off over lunch breaks or during meetings Print documents double sided – it’ll reduce paper costs by about $30/month and decrease storage space by 50% If you have to replace office equipment, buy Energy STAR-labeled equipment and enable the energy saving features Typical savings if you buy Energy STAR-labeled office equipment (see www.energystar.gov/smallbiz for more information):
Copiers NOTE: uses tons of energy just sitting idle
Take advantage of the double sided and 1- to 2-sided options Run multiple copy jobs at once so that copier doesn’t go in and out of high-powered mode more than it needs to Turn off when not in use Buy smallest sized copier that will still get the job done Buy an Energy STAR copier. These turn off automatically when not in use, reducing your annual copier-associated electricity costs by 60+%
WHAT YOU WILL SAVE Energy Cost Savings per Year at Different Percent Savings Electric Rates ($/kWh) Savings (kWh/yr) $0.13 $0.17 $0.21 SAVE NOW Turn 24-hour equipment off at night so it runs only 9 hours a day. Savings per 675 $88 $115 $142 61% computer Savings per 6,600 $858 $1,122 $1,386 56% large copier SAVE LATER Replace older 24-hour equipment with new ENERGY STAR-labeled equipment that is used 9 hours per day. Savings per 795 $103 $135 $167 72% computer Savings per 8,910 $1,158 $1,515 $1,871 75% large copier