Our Director of Technology strategy, Mark Aggar, recently posted on his blog some findings from a study conducted by Mindteck which looks at power use of various PC platforms using Windows 7 . Their new paper tests both sleep, idle, low use and high use...

Adding to Tuesday’s announcement of the new Microsoft Hohm and Blue Line PowerCost Monitor , here's a great " how-to" video from Elliott on the Microsoft Hohm team where he provides steps to install the device. The video is currently featured...

Today Microsoft Hohm announced they are teaming up with Blue Line Innovations to help deliver to consumers real-time information about their energy use by combining Blue Line’s energy tracking device with Microsoft Hohm. Blue Line's PowerCost Monitor...

Jenny Le, summer intern for the Power Down for the Planet university challenge campaign sponsored by Climate Savers Computing Initiative , recently visited Microsoft and she’s posted her blog and video about the visit.  Power Down for the Planet...

Microsoft’s Connector bus program for full-time employees in the Seattle, Washington area not only has been hit with the employees that use it, but it’s helped improve the environmental impact of the region. Launched in September 24, 2007, the Connector...

The Windows Experience Blog is holding a "Recession Sweepstakes" and giving out prizes for visitors that leave a comment on their blog.  This is a multi-week Sweepstakes and they are on Round 3 today which happens to be on the topic of...

If you're looking for examples of how companies are using Microsoft technology to help with environmental sustainability, visit the Microsoft Case Studies site . On the Case Studies home page, go to the “Business Need” tab then select “Environmental Sustainability...

Posting on behalf of Kat Willson: Hello!  My name is Kat Willson and I am a member of Microsoft’s Environmental Sustainability Partner Team.  I am writing from Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), taking place this week in...

Here's a great blog post on the Microsoft Worldwide Power and Utilities Group blog about the progress with the Smart Energy Reference Architecture (SERA) that was launched in October 2009 . The post includes a mail from John Shaw, the CIO and head of...