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■ Alliance to Save Energy
http://www.ase.org/
The Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) promotes energy efficiency world-
wide. It was founded in 1977 and consists of members from both
government and industry. The ASE stresses that energy efficiency is
the quickest, cheapest, and cleanest way to extend our world’s energy
supplies.
■ Energy Utilities—Web Site for PG&E Energy Savings and Rebates
http://www.pge.com/mybusiness/energysavingsrebates/
This energy utility in California has many program areas related to
energy saving, including the following:
♦ Energy Analyzers & Audits
♦ Rebates and Incentives
♦ Solar Energy
♦ Demand Response Programs
♦ Self-Generation Incentive Program ptg
■ Software and Green IT
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/solutions/green/
Applications require CPU cycles to execute the millions of instruc-
tions required to complete transactions and units of work. Storage
devices for source code, executables, and the information used and
produced as the applications execute all consume energy and facili-
ties space. They also produce e-waste. Although it might not be
immediately obvious, you can take actions to make your applications
greener, reducing both the energy and resources required to keep
your business running.
■ Grove Associates Blog on Green IT
http://www.grovesgreenit.typepad.com/
Blogs on green IT are popular. Grove Associates has an informative
blog. Major green-related categories discussed in the daily blogs
include the following:
♦ Corporate data center energy efficiency
♦ Corporate sustainability
♦ Green data centers