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MN, KS Govs. Commit To Less Energy Use By State

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Nov 7, 2007 6:30 pm US/Central

MN, KS Govs. Commit To Less Energy Use By State

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ― Governors in Kansas and Minnesota have committed their state governments to having more energy-efficient computer systems.
  
They have made their states the first to join a computer industry initiative designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve electricity.
  
Minnesota Republican Tim Pawlenty and Kansas Democrat Kathleen Sebelius pledged to have their states purchase more efficient computers and servers. They also promised systemwide controls causing desktop computers to sleep each evening.
  
Pawlenty and Sebelius said Wednesday that they will encourage other states to follow their lead.
  
Their pledges are part of a larger effort by the National Governors Association to promote energy efficiency. Pawlenty is its chairman.


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