[ubuntu-uk] downloading slow torrents & energy consumption

[doug livesey]

Hi -- I (sort of) noticed a while back some marketing gumph that suggested
that Ubuntu servers can be configured to reduce power consumption when they
are not under heavy load, and was wondering if something similar was
available (generally, I mean, not *just* for Ubuntu) for domestic use.
The obvious case that springs to mind is when I have a long download going &
want to leave my PC on overnight.
(Currently, I generally don't, as I feel bad about the energy I'm wasting.)
So would it be possible to leave a download going & in some way put the rest
of your computer to sleep to save on power?
Is there anything that does that?
Cheers,
   Doug.
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