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	PC Power Management: Claiming a Premium Environmental Footprint

PC Power Management: Claiming a Premium Environmental Footprint

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Energy Management System Remote Asset Management
Services	System Integration
Challenge	On average, 60% of PCs were being left on after work on weekdays and over the weekend at Aviva. A key carbon efficiency measure implemented by the sustainable IT taskforce was a PC power management project with 1E. Read More
About Customer	Aviva is the world’s sixth largest insurance group, serving 53.4 million customers across the world with insurance, savings and investment products. It is the UK’s largest insurer and one of Europe’s leading providers of life and general insurance. Throughout its 300-year heritage, the company has always remained committed to corporate responsibility. Today, Aviva is committed to cutting costs and driving out energy waste with NightWatchman. Read More
Solution	NightWatchman was deployed across Aviva’s estate of 30,000 PCs across multiple locations. Prior to starting the large-scale deployment, the team trialled the solution across multiple locations in the UK across 856 computers. The trial demonstrated a 6.5 percent reduction in electricity usage. NightWatchman collected data for one week and the resulting analysis report demonstrated that during this period, 60 percent of desktop PCs and 18 percent of laptops were being left on overnight. On weekends, 57 percent of desktops and 30 percent of monitors were being left on, but only 7 percent were actually being used. After a successful trial, Aviva was ready to deploy NightWatchman across 30,000 PCs. The analysis report illustrated that the leading insurer could expect to save 5,636,728kWh of electricity per year on completion of the deployment to 30,000 computers (i.e., desktops and laptops). This equates to the prevention of 2812 metric tonnes of CO2 being released into the atmosphere per year. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Energy Management System

Remote Asset Management

Services

System Integration

Challenge

On average, 60% of PCs were being left on after work on weekdays and over the weekend at Aviva. A key carbon efficiency measure implemented by the sustainable IT taskforce was a PC power management project with 1E.

About Customer

Aviva is the world’s sixth largest insurance group, serving 53.4 million customers across the world with insurance, savings and investment products. It is the UK’s largest insurer and one of Europe’s leading providers of life and general insurance. Throughout its 300-year heritage, the company has always remained committed to corporate responsibility. Today, Aviva is committed to cutting costs and driving out energy waste with NightWatchman.

Solution

NightWatchman was deployed across Aviva’s estate of 30,000 PCs across multiple locations. Prior to starting the large-scale deployment, the team trialled the solution across multiple locations in the UK across 856 computers. The trial demonstrated a 6.5 percent reduction in electricity usage. NightWatchman collected data for one week and the resulting analysis report demonstrated that during this period, 60 percent of desktop PCs and 18 percent of laptops were being left on overnight. On weekends, 57 percent of desktops and 30 percent of monitors were being left on, but only 7 percent were actually being used. After a successful trial, Aviva was ready to deploy NightWatchman across 30,000 PCs. The analysis report illustrated that the leading insurer could expect to save 5,636,728kWh of electricity per year on completion of the deployment to 30,000 computers (i.e., desktops and laptops). This equates to the prevention of 2812 metric tonnes of CO2 being released into the atmosphere per year.

Impact #1	Aviva reduced its gross carbon emissions by 4 percent in 2010, marking the third consecutive year of successful CO2 emissions reduction.
Impact #2	The sustainable IT taskforce at Aviva is dedicated to finding new measures for carbon reduction, including decarbonizing communications and power managing corporate PCs and monitors.
Impact #3	NightWatchman provides accurate reporting with credible savings predictions and ensures a safe shutdown that never impacts user productivity.

Impact #1

Aviva reduced its gross carbon emissions by 4 percent in 2010, marking the third consecutive year of successful CO2 emissions reduction.

Impact #2

The sustainable IT taskforce at Aviva is dedicated to finding new measures for carbon reduction, including decarbonizing communications and power managing corporate PCs and monitors.

Impact #3

NightWatchman provides accurate reporting with credible savings predictions and ensures a safe shutdown that never impacts user productivity.

Benefit #1	A trial across 856 PCs in the UK pointed to a 6.5 percent saving in electricity.
Benefit #2	Projected savings of 7,706,610 kWh of electricity per year across 30,000 PCs.
Benefit #3	Equivalent emissions reduction of 4,138 metric tonnes of CO2.

Benefit #1

A trial across 856 PCs in the UK pointed to a 6.5 percent saving in electricity.

Benefit #2

Projected savings of 7,706,610 kWh of electricity per year across 30,000 PCs.

Benefit #3

Equivalent emissions reduction of 4,138 metric tonnes of CO2.

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PC Power Management: Claiming a Premium Environmental Footprint

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