PowerDown Tool Could Save Thousands In Energy Bills

PowerDown Tool Could Save Thousands In Energy Bills

Large organisations could save up to £13,000 a year in energy costs with a new technology that automatically shuts down PCs if they are left unused for half an hour.
PowerDown, which is free to download, was designed by a University of Liverpool research team, and is now used in several academic institutions globally.



Lisa Nelson, from the university's Computing IT Services department, which designed the software, pointed out that an average PC left on for 24 hours a day, but used for only 40 hours a week, would use around 17kW of electricity, of which 13kW is wasted.