Powerful Turnout for the Power IT Down Turn Off

By all accounts Power IT Down Day 2010 was a powerful success.

At close of business on Friday, Aug. 27, 17,639 people working for civilian agencies, defense agencies and industry pledged to turn off all of their electronic equipment before heading home for the weekend. That is more than three times the 5,600 people who participated in Power IT Down Day 2009!

The savings from this record turn off turnout generated a $60,000 donation to the Wounded Warrior Project from the event’s sponsors Citrix, GTSI, HP and Intel.

PSC was proud to be a partner in the event, alongside Boscobel, FedScoop, GovLoop and Knox County, Tenn. We’re looking forward to setting a new record in 2011.

We’ve Got the Power to Save Power

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/.