A legal requirement
With some clear objectives from set out by Government, the commitment to reduce CO2 emissions is considerable.
The Climate Change Act (2008) set a legally binding target for reducing UK CO2 emissions by 26% by 2020 and 80% percent by 2050, compared to 1990 levels. It also established the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), requiring medium to large electricity users to monitor their consumption - with incentives for good performance, and penalties for bad.
With PCs accounting for anything up to 40-50% of total ICT-related electricity consumption, it's easy to see where big CO2 and financial savings could be made in organisations spanning both the public and private sector.
The research
The UK Fe/He sector alone*
- Operates nearly 1,470,000 computers, 250,000 printers and 240,000 servers
- Utilises around 966,000 Mega Watt-hours (MWh) of electricity consumed annually
- Is likely to spend £116m in 2009 on their energy costs alone
- Indirectly emits over 500,000t of CO2 emissions from this electricity use (with further substantial quantities being emitted in the production of the ICT equipment)
*Source: Suste IT - "Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education"
According to research by Gartner - many organisations know they need to do something - but don't know where to start.
"Organisations can no longer view programmes that improve environmental performance across the PC fleet as optional", said Stephen Kleynhans, research vice president at Gartner.
The Greening Government ICT Strategy, The Government vision for ICT in Central Departments, sets out several key commitments - including an expectation that all government departments:Implement a range of active device power management actions to significantly reduce power consumption
Ergo Power Manager
Ergo's Power Manager solution, powered by PowerMan, can help you meet this obligation. Simple to deploy, even simpler to monitor and control, it can revolutionise your energy usage and show you real-time savings in an easy to navigate dashboard.
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With a small fall in electricity charges enjoyed recently, concern is still widespread over long term price rises. Many analysts believe uncertainty in the supply of gas could push up costs and affect energy bills in the long-term.
If you're a Public Sector organisation, we may even be able to help you get full or part funding.
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