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These pages are part of the Energy Solutions program to reduce connected plug load in offices in order to relieve electricity generation shortages, primarily in Northern California. This program is funded by California utility customers and administered by the state's investor-owned utilities, under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.

Click on the links below to learn more:

button How the Program Works
button Program Information for Technical Staff
button Discounts on Smart Power Strips
button Discounts on Occupancy Sensing Light Switches
button How to Set Up Your Smart Power Strip
button Info on Your Occupancy Sensing Light Switch
button Setting or Adjusting Sleep Mode for Your Computer Monitor
button Contact Us

Did you know that office plug load, along with its associated air conditioning needs, is the fastest growing electricity end use in the commercial sector? 1 US DOE-sponsored research, meanwhile, estimates that office machines alone provide energy savings potential of at least 25% of the 60 billion kWh consumed nationwide. 2

By participating in the Office Equipment Efficiency Program you can

  • Reduce your energy costs Now
  • Help the environment
  • Ease the strain on the California electricity system

1 "EPA Program Impact Office Zoning" ASHRAE Journal, January 1997
2 Koomey, et al., "Efficiency Improvements in U.S. Office Equiptment: Pollution Prevention at a Profit," ACEEE, 1996