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Story: FCO admits overnight energy waste

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The continuing saga of waste

There is absolutely no reason why the majority of computers not in use overnight - more than half the 24 hour day - cannot be shut down by their user/operator at the end of the working day. Excuses and reasons "why not" are very shallow and should be overcome by management to achieve reduction in expenditure. The problem is that a budget is allocated and they will ensure it is all spent, necessary or not, to avoid a reduction of budget the following fiscal year.
And I am certain the old machines have been sold off as job lots at virtually nothing - there is no incentive for assets to be realised at maximum. Just think of all the money being spent providing computers for the deprived when a quick refurbishment of the thousands of the FCO old ones could save again.
It is just waste and an archaic means of funding.

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