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This is a fallacy. Computers use about the same amount of energy to start up as to keep it running. It doesn’t consume more energy to switch them on. If you really want to feel good about your energy use, set your computer to automatically switch off, go on the standby mode, or hibernate when you’re not using it. Or you could also consider looking into green monitors like the world’s first zero-watt computer manufactured by Fujitsu Siemens Computers.

This monitor uses zero electricity when in idle mode. It has a relay-type switch fitted into the power-supply unit that shuts the monitor off when no computer signal is received and switches the monitor on again when the signal resumes.  It also has a sensor that continuously monitors the brightness of the environment and automatically adjusts the display to suit ambient light. Apparently, when the surroundings are dark, the monitor requires “less power”.