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Energy efficiency measures - Commercial - Electrical equipment - Computer

Template assignment

Base case
  • 100 office computers
  • 75% duty cycle, 300 W
  • Operating hours 5 days per week 10 hours per day
Proposed case
  • Switch from CRT to LCD monitors
  • Same duty cycle, 200 W
  • With automatic shut-off, estimate 15 hours per week reduction
  • New monitors, incremental cost: $100
Other opportunities
  • Lease notebook computers (150W), incremental cost: $400
Solution

The worked-out solution is the data file selected from within the RETScreen Project Database. The user automatically downloads the Project Database file while downloading the RETScreen software.