Manage Computer Power Use

• Climate Saver Power Management Recommendations

  See step-by-step instructions on how to turn on power-management features for personal computers.

• Buy Green Power for Your Computer (US only)

  See a list of alternative energy products by state.

• Energy Star Power Management Resources and Utilities

  Find out about using the EZ GPO tool to manage Windows XP power management settings via Group Policy.

• EPA: Wake-on-LAN Energy Star

  See how to make sure energy-saving sleep settings don't interfere with automatic updates.

• PSshutdown

  Use the PSshutdown utility to put the computer to sleep or hibernate at a scheduled time.

• Verdiem Surveyor

  Verdiem's enterprise-level, PC power-management software manages, measures, and reduces energy consumption on PC networks.

• 1E NightWatchman

  The NightWatchman software solution from 1E is designed to address the challenge of shutting down PCs in a large network where users require different settings for working and out-of-office hours.

• "Behind the code" on Windows Vista Power Management

  Windows Vista takes a new approach called the "hybrid sleep state." It's the best of the sleep and hibernate modes from Windows XP.

• Windows Vista Energy Conservation

  See a white paper on how Windows Vista changes to power management infrastructure, functionality, and default settings affect how computers running Windows consume energy.