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Idle desktop computers cost businesses $2.8B a year
2009-03-25 18:34:14 (GMT) (Caymanmama.com - Green Energy News)
According to a new report released Wednesday, businesses are throwing away billions of dollars by leaving their PCs on during the night.
Dallas, Texas (CaymanMama.com) –Are you a business owner looking to save some money? Turn off all computers at night and the bills will fall like water.
According to a new report released Wednesday, businesses are throwing away billions of dollars by leaving their PCs on during the night. In fact, the nation’s organizations spend roughly $2.8 billion a year to power idle machines, emitting some 20 million tons of carbon dioxide — approximately the equivalent of 4 million cars.
According to USA Today, “About half of 108 million office PCs in the USA are not properly shut down at night, says the 2009 PC Energy Report, produced by 1E, an energy-management software company, and the non-profit Alliance to Save Energy. The report analyzed workplace PC power consumption in the USA, United Kingdom and Germany.”
Unnecessary waste not only affects the bottom line, it also creates environmental issues. If every business in the world powered down the estimated 1 billion PCs for just one night, the savings would be enough energy to electrify the Empire State Building — inside and out — for over 30 years, the report explains.
“Workers do not feel responsible for electricity bills at work, and some companies insist PCs remain on at night so they can be patched with software updates,” says 1E CEO Sumir Karayi. He added that 63% of employees surveyed said they wished their businesses should do more to save energy.
Simply powering down computers at night can save a company with 10,000 computers over $260,000 annually as well as a savings of 1,871 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, the report says.
“PCs can be a tremendous drain on electricity,” says Doug Washburn, an analyst at Forrester Research. “During a nine-hour workday, it isn’t always in use because of lunch, meetings and other things.”
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