Eco-friendly Computing with Granola Power Management Solution

It is not too wrong to say that we have largely neglected computers in our attempt to transform our lifestyle to be more environmentally conscious. Computers utilize considerable amounts of energy and there is little that has been done to make them more eco-friendly.

There is a solution of sorts and it’s called Granola!

This is an intelligent software power management solution for computers that use Microsoft Windows and Linux. This software can apparently reduce the total system energy use by 10-35% even when the system is being fully utilized.

But fear not! It does not compromise performance!

And what’s more is that it’s a freeware program and it’s guaranteed to optimize the power usage of your computer without slowing down the machine.

Check out the blurb below for some figures that describe what’s great about Granola.

How?

A technology called dynamic voltage and frequency scaling or DVFS is used by this software to lower the power extracted by the CPU without switching it off. What this means is that this software can identify when your CPU isn’t required to be at full speed or full power and adjust the power utilized accordingly.

Via: Granola