OFFICE EQUIPMENT

By setting your computer to go to sleep instead on relying on conventional screen savers you drastically cut down your bills.
Make sure your computer is turned off at night and on weekends.
Experiment with your delay setting to achieve the shortest possible time that is acceptable before your computer automatically goes to sleep.
AC-DC convertors for external computer speakers, external disk drives, modems, network hubs etc. consume energy even though the actual device may be off. Always turn the switch off and unplug them.
When buying a new copier, go for an energy efficient model with power management features.
By turning a copier on only when you need it you save energy. Do not leave it on the whole day.
It is energy efficient to run copies in batches decreasing the time your copier spends in high power mode.
If your copier has a duplex feature, you can set it to automatically default to making one to two sided copies and thus save energy.
Printers are equipped with a power management feature that can reduce energy costs by more than 50%. Choose this option.