If you are a company, outsource your servers to a datacenter . Datacenters are able to realizes economy of scale for the energy.- Make sure that the power management functions are correctly configured in order to make sure that the energy is used correctly.
Tun off your computer, monitor, laptop, speaker, printer when you do not use it it will extends its lifetime . Even when your computer is asleep it consumes energy.Leaving a computer running the whole year will cost you more than 1,000 kWh/y, or almost as much a the total electricity consumption of a high-efficiency household.
Use one large power strip for your computer, broadband modem, scanner, printer, monitor, and speakers. Switch it off when equipment is not in use. This is a practical way to cut 200 kWh/y or more of standby losses.
Buy a laptop instead of a desktop. It consumes several times less electricity.
Make a sign for inside the front door that says “last one out turns off the lights, the printers, the fax machine etc....”
Which type of lamp should I use? Incandescent ? Fluorescent ? Halogen ? In the following article, you will understand the difference between them. And you will know which one is the better for the environment .