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The Hi-Tech Power Problem
•The global information and communications technology industry accounts for approximately 2% of global CO2 emissions1 
•Energy costs – typically around 10% of an IT budget—could account for 50% of the average IT budget in just a few years2
•“By 2010, about half of the Forbes Global 2000 companies will spend more on energy than on hardware”3
•There are currently over 1 billion PCs, projected to be 2.25 billion by 20154
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1Source: Gartner, May 2007
2Source: Mark, Roy, House Green Lights EPA Data Centers Study, Internetnews.com (July 13, 2006)
3Source: Source: Businessweek.com: CEO Guide To Green Computing.  From Gartner
4Source: Forrester Research
PCs and Monitors (39%)
Servers,
including cooling (23%)
Fixed-Line Telecoms (15%)
Mobile Telecoms (9%)
LAN & Office Telecoms (7%)
Printers (6%)
Source: Gartner
Speaking points:
B1:
• Over the next few years this is expected to at least double
• Here in the US, in 2007, 3% of energy consumed in the US was via servicers and PC equipment, expected to grow by 2-3x in the next few years.

B2:
• and in fact where measured this is already seen, places like India eclipsing 50%
• IDC reports that IT power spend growing 4X faster than IT equipment spend  (IDC)

B3:
• In the data center where the perfect storm is brewing, this is more easily measured and of course much more visible, especially considering the issues with densities, power sizing of the facility and other issues confronting it, but in the desktop arena, this may go unnoticed, it may not be measured, it may be owned outside of IT, but
• According to a number of research pieces, 40% of ICT emissions and hence consumption is in the desktop arena which far outweigh other contributions

B4: So we must address this issue, let’s take a little closer look at the problem