Edison:The Free Power Saving Software

Verdiem on Wednesday, released "Edison" a software that helps people design their own schedule of power saving modes for home or work use.
Verdiem's CEO, Kevin Klustner, is scheduled to highlight Edison and PC energy consumption during a conference call with Microsoft's chief environmental strategist, Robert Benard, and Intel's Lorie Wigle, president of the Climate Savers computing industry consortium.

Researchers have found that a computer can take up as much as 100watts to 250watts even when in screen saver mode.
Power saving softwares aren't new.There are loads of them whith loads of improvement needed.
So how does Edison kick in?
The Edison software doesn't completely shut a computer off but rather moves it to a "suspend" state, which uses less energy. Users can also schedule to shut down the screen and hard drive before going into suspend mode.

The tool lets users have work and home settings. It has a read-out of how much electricity you are saving, also translated into reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and dollar savings.

Estimates will vary widely, depending on electricity rates and type of computer, but Verdiem says the average savings is 410 kilowatt hours a year, or $36.50.