... but the scope needs to be limited to IT resources. The only thing I think this would cover is setting policies for shutting off monitors and computers. Outside of that? I think this is a bad idea.
We've done some research as to the extent we could save the company for our network of 200ish computers. We could save a few thousand a year, but those calculations were assuming everyone left their computers and monitors on. Which isn't always the case. So our actual savings would be even less. Even so, it's a realtively simple change for anyone for any network with centralized management which supports setting those policies.
Also, how many people will you piss off if your policies aren't in line with their usages? Will their laptop suddenly hibernate in the middle of a presentation because its been idle for more than 30 minutes? Do you let users customize these policies so they can just disable it if they want to?
I think the policies would have to be set relatively loose, which would further diminish your actual savings...
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... but the scope needs to be limited to IT resources. The only thing I think this would cover is setting policies for shutting off monitors and computers. Outside of that? I think this is a bad idea. We've done some research as to the extent we could save the company for our network of 200ish computers. We could save a few thousand a year, but those calculations were assuming everyone left their computers and monitors on. Which isn't always the case. So our actual savings would be even less. Even so, it's a realtively simple change for anyone for any network with centralized management which supports setting those policies. Also, how many people will you piss off if your policies aren't in line with their usages? Will their laptop suddenly hibernate in the middle of a presentation because its been idle for more than 30 minutes? Do you let users customize these policies so they can just disable it if they want to? I think the policies would have to be set relatively loose, which would further diminish your actual savings...