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Energy Committee, Business Continuity and Blackout Busters...
the following information may be of great interest to many of you. Please don't miss the following opportunities by disregarding this message. Terry was at our committee meeting yesterday as an observer and was very pleased. He has programs that are free and that can be subsidized by different groups. His phone number and e-mail are below. Thanks. Laura -----Original Message----- From: Terry O'Sullivan [mailto:terry@energy-solution.com] Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 3:54 AM To: lgoldseth@svmg.org Subject: EZ Star Software Tool and Office Equipment Efficiency Program Laura Goldseth: Thanks for offering to convey the attached materials about US DOE's EZ Star software tool, and the Office Equipment Efficiency Program to members of th= e Silicon Valley Manufacturers Group Energy Committee. This email is in lieu of squeezing onto the Committee's Monday 4/23 Agenda, and background for a possible future agenda slot. As we've discussed, EZ Star's developer, David Ensign, is in town 4/23 to 4/26 to do on-site demonstrations. 1) If it's possible, we would be very grateful if someone announced the San Francisco and Oakland demos mentioned in the attached flyer - or pointed people to the flyer on the web at www.energy-solution.com/off-equip/demos.html - or even pointing people to Monday's SF Chronicle technology column, where the program is expected to get plugged. 2) David Ensign and I hope to attend Monday's meeting at EPRI as Lynn Morrison (Wattstopper)'s guests. Our intent is just to catch up with a few of your members in the flesh (instead of just email), and to see your process. If your format allows for Mr. Ensign to be acknowledged in some way, it might make the program more tangible in our planned future discussions about the program by your committee. I have attached the flyer for the upcoming software demonstrations, along with a pdf of the State-funded Office Equipment Efficiency Program, and a summary sheet about EZ STAR. The rest of this email includes a brief description of the EZ Star software tool, and a somewhat generic email abou= t the Office Equipment Efficiency Program. EZ Star US Department of Energy has recently developed EZ Star, free software that enables systems administrators to easily poll, then enable sleep mode for all computer monitors on a LAN. This software tool will be a key feature i= n US EPA's upcoming national campaign to enable sleep mode for computer monitors. The software developer, David Ensign, is in town next week (Apri= l 23-26) to demonstrate the software. He is teaming up with the State-funded Office Equipment Efficiency Program, which can PAY organizations an incentive if they enable sleep mode on monitors, either through EZ Star or other means. This is a chance to see something new and potentially important. Californi= a is at the leading edge of the national EPA campaign, and the SF Bay Area is the first place the software is being significantly marketed. All four organizations who saw this demo 3 weeks ago are planning to use the software: East Bay Municipal Utility District (1500 computers); the California Energy Commission (600 machines); Mills College (600 machines); and East Bay Regional Parks (250 machines). * * * OFFICE EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY PROGRAM - Highlights Energy Solutions=01, State-funded Office Equipment Efficiency Program provi= des an easy and environmentally friendly way to reduce energy use by computers and other office equipment; this end use is the fastest growing part of mos= t organizations=01, energy bills. Also, by being noticeable to nearly all st= aff in the organization, the program demonstrates a commitment to conserve energy to those inside and outside the organization. State-Funded Program Energy Solutions (www.energy-solution.com) has been funded by the State to offer free office equipment efficiency services to businesses and institutions in the PG&E service territory. The State funded this program to reduce peak electricity use and to help avert rolling blackouts in Summe= r 2001. Enable ENERGY STAR Features =01) FOR FREE The Office Equipment Efficiency Program makes it easy to enable the built-i= n energy savings features (i.e., =01&sleep=018 settings) of ENERGY STAR offic= e equipment - especially computer monitors. The program offers free enabling services, incentive payments to the site, and support for using the US EPA= =01,s new network-based enabling tool. We estimate that this NO COST measure can save your organization $25 per year per computer monitor enabled. * Further, since nearly every employee notices this change and receives a use= r awareness brochure, this measure raises the energy-awareness of staff. Blank computer screens at vacant desks can serve to remind staff that energ= y costs are an issue that the organization is taking seriously. Deep Discounts on =01&Smart=018 Hardware The program also offers energy saving hardware, bought down to below-wholesale prices by using the State funding. We can provide "smart" power strips that turn off desk lights, personal printers, etc through a desktop occupancy sensor. This is a $68 item that we subsidize to $10 each. And for private offices we offer wall-switches with occupancy sensor= s to turn off overhead lighting (a $58 product sold for $20 through the program). Either of these items should save your organization more than $2= 5 per year in energy costs. User Awareness Campaign Finally the program offers employee awareness literature to encourage conservation and to dispel common myths. Two common myths are that =01&scr= een savers=018 save energy, and that leaving your computer on all the time save= s money or makes computers last longer. This program=01,s no-cost/ low-cost measures can provide an effective first step toward reducing your organization=01,s rising energy costs; or they ca= n compliment a comprehensive energy strategy by addressing an often-overlooke= d power use. In either case, the services would be part of any organization= =01,s effort to take advantage of the Governor=01,s new incentives to reduce ener= gy use by 20% this summer! The program expires June 30, and the program=01,s hardware offer may be gon= e before then. For more information (or to enable your own computer monitor now), please check out the program=01,s web pages at: www.energy-solution.com/off-equip.= If we can provide any further information on the program in the meantime, please call me at 510-482-4420 ext.#223. Thank you for your attention on this matter. Terry O'Sullivan * For computers, the program only enables ENERGY STAR sleep settings for th= e computer monitor; this avoids the conflicts with local area networks that have been a concern to some IT staff. Terry O'Sullivan Energy Solutions terry@energy-solution.com (510) 482-4420 ext.#223 (voice) (510) 482-4421 (fax) - EZ_Star_Flyer_4.19.pdf - Program_1=3D19.pdf - EZSTAR2.doc
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