An enterprise's PC fleet generally accounts for between one-third and half of the IT energy use, with the remainder used by printers, PABX, servers and the data centre. Savings achievable from the PC fleet can be almost equal to the total data centre energy use!

For many Greentrac users, even enterprises using PC shutdown products, the savings from the PC fleet represented 10% - 40% of total enterprise green initiatives last year and Greentrac almost always achieved the fastest payback of any initiative.

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Why has this not been done before?

Current generation power management tools tend to be IT-centric and generally do not recognize the individual as the most appropriate form of power management decision making.

• Users do not currently receive the necessary acknowledgment or feedback regarding their individual efforts in supporting the sustainability initiatives within their enterprise.
• Users and groups do not receive comparative information allowing them to understand and compare their PC energy efficiency efforts to others, as individuals or as groups.
• Current generation PC power management tools tend to be driven by system administrators on a batch basis and not by the users in real time.

Finally, the department responsible for PCs is generally not responsible for energy costs associated with the PCs (except for the procurement stage). Facilities management are generally responsible for PC energy costs along with lighting and heating / air conditioning. Most IT departments do not see PC energy costs and cannot take responsibility for ongoing optimisation of these costs.