Forrestor Research, Inc. has introduced green IT baseline calculator , online tool to help IT professionals calculate their green IT baseline.

Doug Washburn explains how this baseline calculator can help in quantifying Green IT implementation practice:

* Guide your greening efforts with solid data. Avoid guessing about what to green first by referencing concrete statistics on energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and cost per IT asset.
* Create realistic goals. Measuring IT’s energy consumption will help you estimate the possible environmental and economic benefits of going green, ensuring your green-related goals are realistic.
* Quantify the benefits over time. Once you have implemented green upgrades to your IT assets, compare your new energy consumption to your baseline, highlighting both environmental and economic savings.

Here is a calculator tool. Give it a test drive and share your feedback.