[RTC List] Green IT informal survey

[Christopher Escarcega]

Hello everyone -

I'd like to hear what local IT pros are doing in terms of lowering their 
departmental/organizational carbon footprints.  I'm working on project 
scoping for my employer, the Redwood Coast Energy Authority, that will 
help local small businesses increase their overall office energy 
efficiency through PG&E rebates.  RCEA is a quasi-governmental 
joint-powers authority and partnered with PG&E to roll out energy 
efficiency projects in the county.  The types of measures we're looking 
at include:

- smart power strips
- server virtualization
- green purchasing policy (recycled/reconditioned, 80-plus, EnergyStar, etc)
- thin clients
- telecommuting policies (coupled w/VPN)
- power management software (Big Fix, Verdiem Powersave, etc)

Basically, I'm curious about what you're already doing, what you'd like 
to know more about, and what you'd like to do but can't due to 
implementation barriers (high cost, insufficient in-house know-how, and 
so on).

Thanks,

Christopher

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