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1 Ten Ways to Help Users Go Green
Teach customers to create a corporate energy policy and start to act on it.
2 Ten Ways to Help Users Go Green – 2. Help Organizations
Help organizations to monitor and measure true energy usage.
3 Ten Ways to Help Users Go Green – 3. Get Familiar
Get familiar with emerging state and federal regulations that encourage reduction of energy use.
4 Ten Ways to Help Users Go Green – 4. Point Customers
Point customers toward rebates and money-saving offers from local electrical utility providers.
5 Ten Ways to Help Users Go Green – 5. Encourage Upgrades
Encourage upgrades to computers and servers that integrate processors and cut power usage.
6 Ten Ways to Help Users Go Green – 6. Talk Up
Talk up the multiple benefits of energy savings: less space, less heat, less energy use, less cost.
7 Ten Ways to Help Users Go Green – 7. Leverage
Leverage software utilities that allow groups of desktops to be shut down or powered up simultaneously for easy maintenance and energy savings.
8 Ten Ways to Help Users Go Green – 8. Look for…
Look for the Energy Star designation on hardware products.
9 Ten Ways to Help Users Go Green – 9. Join the Green Grid
Join the Green Grid association and work toward industrywide solutions.
10 Ten Ways to Help Users Go Green – 10. ‘Think global, act local’
‘Think global, act local’ — it’s more than a bumper sticker.
