Believe it or not, Power Down fans, I just had my last official trip as the Power Down for the Planet intern. I can’t believe how quickly the summer has flown by! My last, but certainly not least, trip was to Intel’s campus in Hillsboro, Oregon … right in my neck of the woods!
My host was Kathleen Fiehrer, Technical Program Manager with Intel’s Eco-Technology program office. I actually met Kathleen in Seattle during my first trip for Power Down, so it was great to see a familiar face! Kathleen is very involved in Climate Savers Computing Initiative, and she’s a big fan of Power Down for the Planet because it gives students a voice, which is something I’ve heard a lot from all of the people I talked to about the campaign this summer. They’re right — it’s super easy to feel like you can’t make a difference individually, but when we act collectively in campaigns like Power Down, we can send a powerful message!
Intel takes computer power management very seriously. On deployment, all of Intel’s products come with aggressive power-management settings, enabling end users to consume less energy and reduce their carbon footprint. As a Climate Savers Computing Initiative board member, Intel is also committed to reducing its IT energy consumption through computer power management. This means that all of the computers on Intel’s campus (including Kathleen’s) have power-management settings engaged. If only this were a global policy — think of all of the energy and money we’d save!
According to Allyson Klein, Director of Leadership Marketing, Intel has also worked on reducing the energy consumption of servers and data centers, which can guzzle up a lot of energy if left unchecked. As a result, Intel has built incredible servers and data centers that don’t just save tons of energy, but also tons of money. These servers essentially pay themselves off in about nine months!
I also met with two specialists from Intel’s Corporate Affairs Group, Mac Agan and Christy Leonhardt, who showed me around Intel’s 100-percent organic community garden, which is right on campus! Intel’s employees plant, maintain, and eat the company’s organic fruits and vegetables. Leftovers are donated to the Oregon Food Bank. Pretty cool!
And that wraps up my last trip with Power Down for the Planet! I’m really sad that the internship is coming to an end — it was an experience that I will never forget. But just because my internship is ending for the summer doesn’t mean that your involvement needs to end. Be sure to stay in the loop with the latest Power Down news by finding us on Twitter (@PowerDownEDU) and Facebook, and don’t forget that even small actions, like engaging power management on your computer, can make a BIG difference!
My name is Jenny Le and I am the student representative for the Power Down for the Planet Summer Internship. Read More
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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