Free PC widgets save energy
Shutting down the planet's 1 billion PCs when they aren't in use would save enough electricity to power 16.7 million single family homes for a year, according to one calculation.

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Free PC widgets save energy

Shutting down the planet's 1 billion PCs when they aren't in use would save enough electricity to power 16.7 million single family homes for a year, according to one calculation.

Green energy news | Green living


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Green Energy


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