It also accounts for 75 percent and 38 percent of all U.S. emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, respectively.
Computers are the fastest-growing electricity load in the business world.
EPA has signed partnership agreements with industry-leading manufacturers, who sell 70 percent of all desktop computers and 90 percent of all laser printers sold in the United States. These companies are introducing desktop computers, monitors, or printers that can automatically power-down to save energy when they are not being used. An EPA Energy Star computer can save users a great deal of money by going to sleep. And according to manufacturers, a majority of their products will have this feature within just a couple of years. Does not include heat gain from computer equipment.