State Electronics Challenge

2009 SEC Partner Environmental Results

In its second full year, 33 government agencies, ranging from Maine’s state government to cities such as Keene, New Hampshire, participated as SEC Partners; making a commitment to purchase “green” computers, lower the energy consumption of computers in use, and reuse and recycle equipment at the end of its life. (Click here to see 2008 environmental results. To see total combined environmental results between 2008 and 2010, click here.)

SEC efforts reported by 12 Partners in 2009 resulted in the following benefits for the Northeast.

2009 Aggregate Partner Benefits

	Purchasing EPEAT® Products	Operations & Maintenance	Equipment Reuse & Recycling	TOTAL BENEFITS
Reduction In	How Much?			How Much?	Equivalent To
Energy use	2.12 million kWh	11.1 million kWh	4.27 million kWh	17.49 million kWh	Electricity to power 1,460 U.S. households annually
Greenhouse gas emissions	396 metric tons of carbon equivalents	2,105 metric tons of carbon equivalents	228 metric tons of carbon equivalent	2,729 metric tons of carbon equivalents	Removing 1,833 cars from the road per year
Toxic materials, including lead & mercury	494 lbs	Not applicable	75 lbs	569 lbs
Municipal solid waste	9,581 lbs	Not applicable	152,475 lbs	162,056 lbs	Waste generated by 36 household annually
Hazardous waste	19,237 lbs	Not applicable	55,035 lbs	74,272 lbs

In 2009, the SEC had its first Gold level Partner—the Providence, Rhode Island School District –for successful implementation of all three lifecycle program requirements.

The SEC also recognized two Silver and a Bronze level of accomplishment:

The State of Maine – Silver (Procurement and End-of-life Management)
Town of Windsor, Connecticut – Silver (Procurement and End-of-life Management)
Regional Technology Cooperative, Borough of State College, Pennsylvania - Bronze (End-of-life Management)

SEC Partners were eligible for one of three recognition levels – Bronze, Silver, or Gold – based on completion of SEC program requirements.

The State Electronics Challenge is growing! As of April 2010, 41 state, regional, and local government agencies, collectively employing over 50,000 people, have joined the SEC as Partners.

If your organization is interested in joining the Challenge, click here. For more information, contact Lynn Rubinstein.