We like smart stuff here at the old PSC SmartContracting blog. That’s why, for the second year in a row, PSC is proud to be a partner in one of the most intelligent activities of the year: Power IT Down Day!
Power IT Down Day encourages civilian agencies, defense agencies and industry to turn off all computers, printers and other IT equipment at the end of the work day on Aug. 27 to reduce energy consumption.
This effort to encourage green habits can also save a lot of green. To demonstrate the power of the monetary savings generated by powering down electronics, the event’s smart sponsors– Citrix, Intel, GTSI and HP (a PSC member)—will once again make a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Last year the event saved 73,000 kilowatt hours of power and raised $45,000 for the charity. (Now that’s what I call smart savings!) And this year, Power IT Down is poised to top that. As of 2 p.m. on Aug. 24 more than 5,200 people working for smart contractors and agencies have already pledged to save more than 288,500 kilowatt hours of power.
However, these pledges are still short of sponsors’ goal of having 6,100 participants saving 335,000 kilowatt hours of power this Friday. So be smart and take part in the third annual Power IT Down Day! Sign up today at http://www.poweritdown.org/.
