Wyse Energy Cost Savings Calculator
Monday, 14 August 2006 by Michel Roth
It's quite well-known that if you utilize Server Based Computing properly and the majority of your clients are thin then you could save a lot on your electricity bill. I do not have exact figures but the following Energy Cost Savings Calculator allows you to do a good estimate for your environment.

Use the formula below to approximate your organization's annual energy cost.

n*p*h*r*52 = annual electricity cost for desktop computing

n = number of desktop devices
p = power (in kilowatts) used by each device (thin clients = .008, PCs = .08)
h = number of hours each week that devices are turned on
r = current electricity rates in kWh ($0.051 = national average)
52 = number of weeks in a year

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