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Leaving PCs on costs £300 million a year

by on26 March 2009

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Firms waste shedloads


Companies could
save around £25 a year on each PC simply by turning them off every night.

A survey shows that if company's pulled finger and turned off their PCs every night the UK would save £300 million a year. According to the 2009 PC Energy Report released today by 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy, only 27 per cent of UK workers power down their computers at the end of the workday - although that number compares favourably to the situation in the US, where only 10 per cent do so.

The bods behind the study say that despite spiraling energy costs and the environment playing an increased role in the corporate agenda, much further action is required by both individuals and employers. The IT industry generates 2 per cent of the world’s carbon emissions, and of this apparently up to 39 per cent is created by PCs and monitors. Turning them off could save a lot of polar bears.

If an average UK business with 10,000 computers leaves them on all night for one year, it will cost £168,000 and emit 828 tonnes of CO2, the report said. It is a doddle to do. Policies can be set up to power down machines or maximise energy savings by placing machines into lower power states without interfering with end-user productivity, desktop maintenance or upgrades, the report said.
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