In the Digital Lab’s internal wiki under the sustainability section, we have a few useful resources on workstation power management and monitor brightness settings that may also be useful for others:
Workstation Power Management
Minimizing the time until a computer sleeps is a simple and effective method to reduce energy consumption associated with IT work. To change your power management settings, please refer to the links below for your respective operating system.
- Ubuntu:
https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/power-autosuspend.html.en - Windows:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-adjust-power-and-sleep-settings-in-windows-26f623b5-4fcc-4194-863d-b824e5ea7679 - macOS:
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-energy-settings-mchlp1168/mac
Monitor Brightness
Reducing screen brightness is a simple and effective method to reduce energy consumption associated with IT work. Below you can find instructions for commonly used monitors at the Digital Lab.
- Iiyama ProLite XUB2792QSU:
https://cdn.iiyama.com/f/dd7b66fcdb91e2756c1410e9faa9ee52_xub-xu2792qsu-usermanual-e-revb.pdf - Iiyama ProLite XUB2792UHSU:
https://iiyama.com/f/2bb9394f1feca81c589daffb7babbe72_xub-xu2792uhsu-b1-usermanual-e-revg.pdf
In addition, when using a laptop you can also change your screen brightness. Instructions are found below.
- Ubuntu:
https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/display-brightness.html.en - Windows:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-screen-brightness-in-windows-3f67a2f2-5c65-ceca-778b-5858fc007041 - macOS:
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-your-displays-brightness-mchlp2704/mac
When settings the brightness of the monitor, do keep in mind the ambient conditions of your workspace.
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