--- title: 3 Tech Tricks to Help You Save Energy description: 3 tricks to help you save energy at home or in the office. image: https://blog.techboston.com/hubfs/ecofriendly%20tech%20tricks.png --- ### Search engine Use this form to find things you need on this site Search × [![We're better together.](https://blog.techboston.com/hubfs/Tech_Networks_of_Boston_June2018/Images/Logo_without_motto-copy-web.png)](https://techboston.com) - [About TNB](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/) - [Overview](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/) - [Annual Report](https://techboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-Benefit-Report.pdf) - [Mission](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/mission/) - [Partnerships and Affiliations](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/partnerships/) - [Certifications & Awards](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/certifications-awards/) - [Blog](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/blog/) - [Free Resources](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/resources/) - [Job Opportunities](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/careers/) - [Services](https://techboston.com/our-services/services-overview/) - [Overview](https://techboston.com/our-services/services-overview/) - [Integrated Services](https://techboston.com/our-services/integrated/) - [Managed Services](https://techboston.com/our-services/managed-services-2/) - [Project Services](https://techboston.com/our-services/project-services/) - [Case Studies](https://techboston.com/case-studies/) - [Using IT to Increase Productivity and Reduce Costs](https://techboston.com/case-studies/increase-productivity/) - [Updating Technology for Growing Needs](https://techboston.com/case-studies/updating-technology/) - [Shifting to Remote Work in the Midst of a Crisis](https://techboston.com/case-studies/remote-work/) - [Protecting Your Organization in the Wake of Cybercrime](https://techboston.com/case-studies/cybercrime/) - [Integrating Technology for Mission Driven Success](https://techboston.com/case-studies/integrated-technology-success/) - [Events](https://techboston.com/events/) - [Upcoming Events](https://techboston.com/events/) - [Past Roundtable Events](https://techboston.com/past-roundtable-events/) - [TNB’s Dialogue Series on Nonprofit Data and Evaluation](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/blog/best-practices-data-evaluation/) - [Contact Us](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/contact-us/) - [Home](https://techboston.com/) - [About Us](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/) - [2022 Annual Report](https://techboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-Benefit-Report.pdf) - [Blog](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/blog/) - [Certifications & Awards](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/certifications-awards/) - [Case Studies](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/case-studies/) - [Job Opportunities](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/careers/) - [Mission](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/mission/) - [Partnerships and Affiliations](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/partnerships/) - [Events](https://techboston.com/events/) - [Services](https://techboston.com/our-services/) - [Contact Us](https://techboston.com/about-tnb/contact-us/) # 3 Tech Tricks to Help You Save Energy [Home](https://techboston.com) / 3 Tech Tricks to Help You Save Energy Return to Previous Page [![image-1](https://blog.techboston.com/hubfs/ecofriendly%20tech%20tricks.png)](https://blog.techboston.com/hubfs/ecofriendly%20tech%20tricks.png) [View large](https://blog.techboston.com/hubfs/ecofriendly%20tech%20tricks.png) [eco-friendly](https://blog.techboston.com/tag/eco-friendly) ### 3 Tech Tricks to Help You Save Energy This time of year the sun goes down earlier and the weather gets colder, which leads us to turn on more lights and crank up the heat. You might be worried about your energy consumption as Fall creeps into Winter, and we wanted to share three ways your technology can be more eco-friendly, at home or in the office.  ###### Pick the right lightbulb Switching from traditional, incandescent lightbulbs to LED bulbs can save a significant amount of energy. They are also longer lasting, which means you will have to change them less frequently leading to reduced costs and waste in the long term. ###### Unplug your devices When you’re done with work for the day do you shut down and unplug your computer or do you just put it to sleep and walk away? Unplugging devices that are not in use is a great, easy way to reduce energy consumption. ###### Update old machines Older machines or hardware, like your appliances or server, could be using more energy than necessary. Consider making a switch to a newer, energy efficient model to reduce some of your energy consumption throughout the day. Making sure your electronics and appliances are properly maintained will also help reduce power usage.  These are just a few simple ways to reduce the amount of energy you use each day. There are a ton of other ways to reduce waste throughout your home and workplace, including recycling and composting waste materials, switching to reusable cups and containers, or moving to a [cloud-based environment](https://blog.techboston.com/cloud-computing-what-is-it-and-why-should-your-organization-use-it). 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