Timeline for How can I persuade colleagues to turn their computers off when leaving the office?
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| Apr 29, 2019 at 23:23 | comment | added | Chris Stratton | @Shufflepants - no, electric heating is very inefficient compared to ways buildings are heated. While the conversion of electrical power that makes it into the room to heat may be near 100% efficient, the conversion of heat energy to electrical power and its distribution is far, far less efficient than traditional heating sources. | |
| Apr 29, 2019 at 18:52 | comment | added | Shufflepants | Also, during the winter, or any time it is cold enough outside that the building's heating system must engage, basically none of the electricity being used in the laptops is wasted as it turns into heat and supplements the building's heating system with a high efficiency. | |
| Apr 29, 2019 at 15:13 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| Apr 29, 2019 at 15:12 | comment | added | user62352 | The answer from @James below puts this into perspective. Hardly worth the effort now that I have the figures, so I'm going to accept this. | |
| Apr 29, 2019 at 13:47 | comment | added | Edwin Lambregts | I agree that perhaps a power management policy could work really well in this scenario. However, I do assume the colleagues do not care about leaving their laptops on. I know nobody who leaves on their lights, tv, or computer when they go to bed without any exceptional reason. Why? It costs them money. | |
| Apr 29, 2019 at 9:45 | comment | added | user62352 | Good suggestions - it looks like I have a good bit to read up on. | |
| Apr 29, 2019 at 9:37 | history | answered | motosubatsu♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |