Life Cycle Cost Estimate for 1 ENERGY STAR Qualified Monitor(s)

This energy savings calculator was developed by the U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE and is provided for estimating purposes only. vary based on use and other factors. Actual energy savings may

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Electricity Rate ($/kWh) What screen type is your existing monitor(s)? Does your current monitor(s) have sleep settings activated? Will your new ENERGY STAR monitor(s) have sleep settings activated?* How often do you turn off your monitor or computer at night? Use Other Turn Off Rate? Other Turn Off Rate: $0.097

Quantity
Monitor(s) 1

ENERGY STAR Qualified Unit

Initial cost per unit $299

Conventional Unit
Initial cost per unit $149

*EPA strongly recommends that you consider power managing your monitors, before power managing your monitor at work consult your IT staff. **Default of 36% as the percentage of monitors turned off each night is based upon 2004 Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Report entitled "After-hours Power Status of Office Equipment and Inventory of Miscellaneous Plug-Load Equipment". ***If your organization always shuts off their monitors at night the turn off rate should be set to 100%. ****If your organization never shuts off their monitors at night, the turn off rate should be set to 0%.

Annual and Life Cycle Costs and Savings for 1 Monitor(s)

1 ENERGY STAR Qualified Units Annual Operating Costs*
Electricity costs Annual electricity consumption (kWh) Maintenance costs 36 $0 $3 462 $0 $45 426 $0 $41

1 Conventional Units

Savings with ENERGY STAR

Total
Life cycle operating cost (electricity and maintenance) Electricity costs (lifetime) Life cycle electricity consumption (kWh) Maintenance costs (lifetime) Purchase price for 1 unit(s) 144

$3
$13 $13

$45
$163 $163 1,848 $0 $299 $0 $149

$41
$150 $150 1,704 $0 -$150

Total

$312

$312

$0

Simple payback of initial additional cost (years)

3.6

* Calculator assumes that 100% of users turn off their monitor(s) at night. Annual costs exclude the initial purchase price. All costs, except initial cost, are discounted over the products' lifetime using a real discount rate of 4%. See "Assumptions" to change factors including the discount rate night time turn off rate.

A simple payback period of zero years means that the payback is immediate.

Summary of Benefits for 1 Monitor(s)

Initial cost difference Life cycle savings Net life cycle savings (life cycle savings - additional cost) Simple payback of additional cost (years) Life cycle energy saved (kWh) Life cycle air pollution reduction (lbs of CO 2) Air pollution reduction equivalence (number of cars removed from the road for a year) Air pollution reduction equivalence (acres of forest) Savings as a percent of retail price

$150 $150 $0 3.6 1,704 2,616 0.23 0.32 0%

Assumptions for Monitors

Category Power Monitor
ENERGY STAR Qualified Unit Initial cost per unit (estimated retail price) Average power in "active" mode Average power in "sleep" mode Average power in "off" mode Conventional Unit LCD Initial cost per unit (estimated retail price) Average power in "active" mode Average power in "sleep" mode Average power in "off" mode CRT Initial cost per unit (estimated retail price) Average power in "active" mode Average power in "sleep" mode Average power in "off" mode

Value

$299 28.0 Watts 2.0 Watts 1.0 Watts

$299 41.0 Watts 3.0 Watts 2.0 Watts

$149 73.0 Watts 3.0 Watts 1.0 Watts

Maintenance
ENERGY STAR Qualified Unit Lifetime maintenance cost $0

Conventional Unit Lifetime maintenance cost

$0

Usage All Monitors

Lifetime Night time turn off rate With Power Management Enabled Average number of hours in "active" mode per year Average number of hours in "sleep" mode per year Average number of hours in "off" mode per year Without Power Management Enabled Average number of hours in "active" mode per year Average number of hours in "sleep" mode per year Average number of hours in "off" mode per year 4 years 36%

803 hours/year 5,491 hours/year 2,467 hours/year

6,294 hours/year 0 hours/year 2,467 hours/year

Discount Rate
Commercial and Residential Discount Rate (real) 4%

Energy Prices
Commercial Electricity Price Residential Electricity Price $0.0904 $/kWh $0.0971 $/kWh

CO2 Emissions Factors

Electricity CO2 Emission Factor 1.535 lbs CO2/kWh

CO2 Equivalents
Annual CO2 sequestration per forested acre Annual CO2 emissions for "average" passenger car 8,066 lbs CO2/year 11,470 lbs CO2/year

Calculator last updated: 1/08 If you have any questions, please contact ESCalcs@cadmusgroup.com.

Assumptions for Monitors

Data Source

Industry Data 2007 LBNL 2007 ENERGY STAR Specification ENERGY STAR Specification

Industry Data 2007 LBNL 2007 LBNL 2007 LBNL 2007

Industry Data 2007 LBNL 2007 LBNL 2007 LBNL 2007

Assumes that unit is traded in or no longer used at the end of expected lifetime.

Assumes that unit is traded in or no longer used at the end of expected lifetime.

LBNL 2007 Based on user input

LBNL 2007 LBNL 2007 LBNL 2007

LBNL 2007 LBNL 2007 LBNL 2007

A real discount rate of 4 percent is assumed, which is roughly equivalent to the nominal discount rate of 7 percent (4 percent real discount rate + 3 percent inflation rate).

EIA 2007 EIA 2007

EPA 2006

EPA 2004 EPA 2004