According to Market Watch, Canon U.S.A. has succeeded in cutting 2.7 million Kilowatt-hours and the digital-imaging company saved $300,000 in the process.
“Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the results of an aggressive office energy savings program conducted in five U.S. office locations, including its Lake Success headquarters, resulting in reported savings of 2.7 million kilowatt-hours of energy from 2009 through 2010. Initially conceived in 2008, the energy-saving steps implemented across the five locations is equal to approximately $300,000 in utility fees over the two-year period, saving enough energy to power its Lake Success headquarters for four months.”
This shows how copy, print, digital imaging and similar services do not have to pull an arm and a leg on utility bills. If a company like Canon can successfully run in an energy efficient manner, many other companies should take notice.
An interesting study would be which copiers run in the most energy-efficient manner and see how Canon’s copiers stack up.
