Dell touts its green computing credentials

Dell is promising to help customers lower their energy costs

Dell has highlighted a new line of systems and services designed to help companies cut down on energy consumption.

The company said that at least 20 of its enterprise desktop, notebook and client computers, and its OptiPlex server systems, meet the latest Energy Star 4 ratings (PDF), and consume fewer than five watts of energy while operating in low-power mode.

Dell is also pushing a new line of business services which aim to help enterprises monitor and reduce energy consumption. An Energy Savings Calculator can estimate energy use in various locations, and a flexible computing programme should help companies to deploy low-power virtualisation platforms.

"Part of Dell's commitment to the environment is providing customers with computer systems that make a minimal impact on the planet," said Tod Arbogast, director of sustainability at Dell.

"These energy-efficient products help customers lower their energy costs, and help achieve our broader goal of protecting the environment."

The company hopes that the push can bring companies back to green computing for environmental and financial reasons. A recent Forrester Research report found that many companies have set green computing programmes aside while attempting to navigate the economic crisis.