As environmental costs become more significant, it is important to understand the overall contribution that any portion of the organization makes to that cost structure. IT is an area that figures strongly in this understanding. The primary cost of the organizational ecosystem stems from its balance of energy demand and possible alleviation strategies. Solitaire’s TCE analysis compares the pattern of resource production with alternate supply mechanisms, and can be used to identify opportunities for cost savings and resource demand reduction. Some of the factors considered in this analysis are:

• Geophysical Factors and Ambient Environment
• Physical Plant and Ecosystem Definition
• Atmospheric Supplementation
• Heating
• Cooling
• Carbon Footprint Impact
• Comparative net impact of the computing environment (NICE®)
• Possible optimizations for overall cost to the environment

SIL’s clients have seen reductions in the TCE  by factors as large as 37.3%. The switch from extensive adverse environmental impact to a greatly reduced eco-footprint is a valid option for further investigation by any responsible organization.