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Posted Thu Feb 5 2009: from University of Liverpool, via EurekAlert: Software could save organizations $19,000 each month http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1233854649 Software designed by the University of Liverpool which automatically shuts down computer systems after usage, is saving large organisations up to £13,000 in electricity costs each month.... Using the University of Liverpool as a test model the team discovered that 1,600 library-based PC's alone were using 20,000 kW each week unnecessarily – equating to approximately £2,400 in current electricity prices. PowerDown has so far recovered 24 million hours of PC inactivity within the University. [Read more stories about: efficiency increase, technical cleverness] New!: Your Quips: HarryP says: "Can we do it with other things that don't have an operating system?" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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