Success Stories

Hundreds of leading organizations have activated system standby and hibernate settings, using a wide range of methods and tools. Here are a few of their stories:

• FedEx (323KB) will reduce energy costs by approximately $1 million annually by activating sleep features on 20,000 PCs.
• Verizon (776KB) is activating power management features on 185,000 PCs to save $7 million net of project costs.
• Dell cut energy use by 40% using 1E NightWatchman and SMSWakeUp software on its desktop and notebook computers.
• Fusion Trade Inc. (508KB) saved $70 per PC using EZ GPO and Windows Task Scheduler to accomodate nighttime updates.
• General Electric (155KB) activated system standby on 75,000 computers to save $2.5 million annually.
• Yale University (141KB) saves over $40 per PC by shutting down their PCs after hours, waking them only for nighttime backups and software updates.
• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (128KB) used the EZ GPO tool and technical assistance from EPA to activate system standby and save $9,000 annually.
• North Thurston Public Schools (138KB) used the EZ GPO tool to activate computer power management and save $45,000 annually.
• Spring Branch Independent School District (100KB) activated Windows sleep settings on 7,000 computers and monitors, and is now saving $230,000 annually.