Want to Save the Planet? Turn off that PC
InformationWeek - November 5, 2007
Want to Save the Planet? Turn off that PC
"Authored by Rakesh Kumar and Lars Mieritz, the Gartner study measured carbon emissions from a variety of IT devices and found that the top three are PCs/monitors, data centers, and fixed-line telecommunications systems, in that order. PCs and monitors alone contribute 40% of total carbon emissions, data centers around 23%."
"We've seen a dramatic increase in corporate interest in the sustainability movement in general," said Klustner.
The reasons are not hard to fathom: not only are corporations finding that going green pays PR dividends, but Verdiem's Surveyor software boasts tangible financial returns as well. Klustner estimates that savings on power total between $20 and $60 per PC per year, depending on electricity rates and the type of hardware and software running. (Financial service firms, for instance, use powerful machines often with multiple monitors, so the savings are higher.) Surveyor costs $25 for a one-time license fee per PC plus 20% maintenance annually.’
