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But even though 65 percent are not ready for the new rules, over seven in 10 see green IT as a top priority. Some 79 percent say the legislation will change the way they think about the environmental impact of their IT operations.
In April, the Carbon Reduction Commitment came into effect, providing a financial incentive for businesses to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their power consumption. Under the scheme, businesses with a half-hourly electricity usage of more than 6,000 megawatt-hours will have to buy allowances based on the level of usage.
Over half of businesses have set targets to reduce their energy consumption, but another disparity is clear, according to the survey. Seventy percent of firms are unaware how much power they use with IT, rendering any targets much less useful. Some 200 IT directors in large companies were interviewed by Vanson Bourne for the survey.
An additional problem is that nearly two thirds of IT departments do not pay for energy out of their budget, so they do not have full ownership of the resources they consume.
Brian Murray, principal consultant at IT services firm Morse, which commissioned the survey, said it was important that businesses