Save Energy: Turn Off Your Screen Saver

According to the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, "Don't use a screen saver. Screen savers are not necessary on [most] modern monitors and studies show they actually consume more energy than allowing the monitor to dim when it's not in use."

Instead turn on the power management features built into your computer. Power management is what allows your monitor to automatically turn off or puts your computer to sleep after a period of inactivity. You can find step-by-step instructions for most computers at Climate Savers Computing. Look in the right hand column to find the operating system that you are using.