Blackle update
An update on my
Blackle post from yesterday. Sadly, a little more digging suggests that (unfortunately) this will only make a difference for CRT monitors, which consume
74 Watts to display a white screen versus 59 Watts to display a black screen. The power consumption of LCDs is not affected by the colors displayed on screen. Changing the display brightness seems to be the only way to conserve energy on an LCD. On a positive note, while Blackle won't help LCD users save power, LCDs are significantly more
energy efficient than CRT's overall.Labels: search, sustainability
Blackle
Update on this post here.Speaking of energy savings, particularly small changes that can make a big difference,
Blackle is a take on the Google search but completely in black. Why? Because it takes
more power to display a white screen than a black one. Multiply one screen by millions and the savings become very significant. The idea is based on
a quick study from earlier this year showing that if Google was black, 750 Megawatt-hours could be saved per year. So far, by the site's estimate, 113,772.351 Watt hours have been saved.
Spread the word, use it instead of the Google homepage. Little differences add up.
via
Raph.
Labels: Google, green, search
