Did you know that the operation of PC’s around the globe correlates to an average of 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide and, worldwide, can consume about 506 billion kWh per year — the equivalent of 70 million cars on the road? Well, you can do you part to do something about it by downloading Edison.

“Edison — a free energy-monitoring application that allows active control of PC energy consumption — became available on August 6, offering a simple solution for the individual PC user. Made for the Windows operating system, Edison enhances existing PC power settings and provides an interface that is easy to set up and manage. Developed by Verdiem, the energy-management application is supported by Microsoft as a way for consumers to become active in supporting the Climate Savers Computing Initiative goal of reducing global CO₂ emissions from the operation of computers by 54 million tons by 2010.”

Verdiem has a goal of 10 million downloads in the next year and that is only 1percent of the global pc population. Wouldn’t if be nice if they could double or even triple that with everyone’s help in spreading the word about this free software? You can download the file here. I will be loading it on my computer today and if I run into any issues I will certainly update you all here.

Source: Scientific Computing