Sunday, October 15, 2006

Lazy staff driving up electricity bills - Can't be bothered to turn PCs off... / Silicon, 9 Oct 2006

http://www.silicon.com/0,39024729,39163061,00.htm
Richard Thurston
"Employees who leave their PCs on overnight are costing their companies £70 each per year, according to a report produced by the National Energy Foundation. The report found 18 per cent of UK-based office workers never turn off their PC when they go home and a further 13 per cent frequently leave their PC on after hours. The result of this neglect is spiralling electricity use for the businesses concerned and additional carbon dioxide emissions across the UK equivalent to the output of 120,000 4x4 cars." [Top tip]