More and more users have started to feel the need to cut down on energy consumption, whether it is to reduce energy costs or for ecological reasons.
There are several computer tool that can be used to save energy on CRT monitors by blacking out unused areas of the screen.
Other utilities will switch off the power to the monitor whenever the PC is detected to be in idle time.
One can resort to some of these applications to manage workstations over the network, shutting down the ones that are no longer being used.