The HP Carbon Footprint Calculator for printing gives users the power to evaluate their energy consumption, paper use, carbon output and the associated monetary costs of their printing environment to understand how they can reduce their environmental impact through responsible printing.(1)
The newly improved, customer-friendly calculator combines the capabilities of the existing Carbon Footprint Calculator for printing and the HP LaserJet Power Calculator into one, robust tool. To help customers make more accurate assessments of the impact of their printing, the calculator allows head-to-head product comparisons or the ability to compare fleets of printers that range from current HP printers, legacy HP printers from the last 20 years and competitors printers from the last 10 years.
HP designed the HP Carbon Footprint Calculator for printing to assess printer energy consumption and associated carbon output, paper use and estimated monetary costs based on geographical energy assessments. The updated tool has been expanded to include geographic-specific information for more than 146 countries.
Whether individuals at home or large enterprises, customers can compare product-specific energy usage of their current printers - both inkjet and HP LaserJet - with data from different HP products or competitors' products to better understand and reduce their carbon footprints. Offices can compare the carbon footprint of their current printer fleet to new, optimized fleets to understand the extent to which they can reduce their impact on the environment. Customers also can compare new HP printers with older models to illustrate energy savings in kilowatt hours and estimated dollars saved by simply upgrading older devices.
New features and benefits:
- The new calculator offers separate tabs for different needs: one for customers doing head-to-head comparisons of specific printers and one for businesses assessing a fleet of printers
- The energy usage, carbon footprint and cost savings are calculated for both printer fleet measurement and individual printer comparisons
- The more powerful tool now measures the energy consumption of inkjet printers as well as HP LaserJet printers, providing a richer experience for all users and a comprehensive view of their HP inkjet and LaserJet portfolios
- Customers can now produce a head-to-head comparison of their HP printer to other printers, regardless of type, including competitive printers, newer HP printers and even older HP printers. Furthermore, customers have the ability to compare two devices
- The tool has increased worldwide reach by offering regionally localized output; for example, customers in Europe can view their savings in Euros per kWh, instead of dollars
- Calculations are based on 20 years of historical data for HP and 10 years for competitors, resulting in more accurate comparisons than the existing Carbon Footprint Calculator
- The new calculator has a "pull printing" percent savings button that calculates the positive impact of incorporating this networked print management feature. Customers can reduce their paper consumption by 10 percent by using a pull printing solution; the pull printing feature eliminates wasted paper by not printing jobs that might have otherwise been forgotten or discarded, translating into significant savings of energy, paper and supplies
- Users can customize information about their printer fleets, such as the percentage of duplex printers, or build a fleet of specific product types and quantities
Pricing and availability
The HP Carbon Footprint Calculator for printing is free to all customers in 146 countries throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.
(1) The Carbon Footprint Calculator generates estimates of energy consumption during use of a printer, emissions of carbon dioxide from production of that electricity, and carbon dioxide emissions from production of estimated volumes of paper consumed during printing (i.e., estimated CO2 from electricity production and CO2 from paper production). It is based on certain key assumptions and makes use of data and models generated by third parties. For more information visit: www.hp.com/go/carbonfootprint.
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