Every time you complete this action, you will reduce emissions by an estimated 2 lbs. CO2e.

Turning your computer off instead of leaving it running all night can save 58 kWh and $6.17 each year. Ok it’s not much, but every bit counts!

If you have a Mac, you can schedule it to turn off, sleep, or turn on at a specific time — this avoids your having to wait for the computer to boot up in the morning! Go to System Preferences, Energy Saver, and click the “Schedule…” button.

Setting a PC to turn on at a specific time is a little trickier. You may be able to do this through the setup program. Turn your computer on and watch the screen. A prompt will tell you which key to press to enter setup. Once you’re in setup, browse the menus to see if there is an autostart option. You can also use Windows’ Scheduled Tasks tool — see this article.

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  1. nanika nanika completed this on March 06 3:28 AM

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  2. missjadeny missjadeny completed this on February 16 2:27 PM

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  3. marthaskelly marthaskelly completed this on February 15 1:07 PM

    The delay to turn on is not that great. This would be even better if I adopted cutting the power through a surge protector.

  4. montanamanda montanamanda completed this on February 12 7:50 PM

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  5. msteadman msteadman completed this on February 03 7:25 PM

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