PC Power Management Activation Leads to Significant Power and Cost Savings

ID Number: G00162902

16 January 2009

Federica Troni Charles Smulders

In an organization, the case for actively directing PC power management is compelling. Substantial power and cost savings can be made with relatively little effort and no impact on productivity.

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Table of Contents

Analysis

1.0

Model Overview

2.0

Common Model Assumptions

3.0

Individual Scenario Assumptions

3.1		Well-Managed
3.2		Unmanaged
3.3		Unplugged

4.0

Adjusted Power Consumption

4.1

Results

5.0

Annual Power Use and Power Cost Estimates for a 2,500-Employee Organization Under Well-Managed, Unmanaged and Unplugged Scenarios

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	Table 1.	Annual PC Power Consumption (kWh) of a 2,500-PC Organization

	Table 2.	Annual Adjusted PC Power Consumption (kWh) of a 2,500-PC Organization

	Table 3.	Annual PC Power Cost ($) of a 2,500-PC Organization

	Table 4.	Annual Adjusted PC Power Cost ($) of a 2,500-PC Organization

PC Power Management Activation Leads to Significant Power and Cost Savings
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