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

[Daniel Pittman]

Alex Satrapa <grail at goldweb.com.au> writes:
> 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.

*nod*  Me too.  That would be wonderful.

I suspect I will get it some time after I get my pony, though. ;)

        Daniel
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