[clug] Re CO2 footprint of Searches: Storm in A Tea Cup or Deep Green Issue?

[Alex Satrapa]

On 09/09/2009, at 15:46 , Daniel Pittman wrote:

> Usually that isn't *all* it means, but there is a world of  
> difference between
> "uses less power" and "uses less than N watts of power", for  
> whatever value of
> N you consider satisfactory. :)

I'd really love an Energy-Star style system for Australia which  
amongst other things insists that consumer electronics with a  
"standby" function should consume a maximum of 4W when in standby mode.

That's plenty of power to monitor a remote control receiver and keep a  
bank of SDRAM alive.

Alex