Shutting down computers at night saves Ford more than one million dollars

The 2011 Ford Super Duty?s 6-speed AT under reliability testing with quite a bit of PC power in use. When not testing, PC?s will be shut down. At Ford, the commitment to energy efficiency and saving money now starts at the office computer. Under a new program called PC Power Management, the power settings on Windows laptops and desktop computers are centrally controlled to reduce energy waste and optimize software updates. A managed shutdown of computer systems not in use, especially overnight and on weekends, further reduces energy use.