Did you know what they may overlook is that printers and MFPs account for about 10%¹ of total power consumed in a typical office? We see an opportunity to help them further cut their energy use and costs. Epson inkjet printers draw very little power² when printing because ink droplets are ejected by the action of piezoelectric elements that contract under only a tiny applied voltage. In contrast, laser printers require heat-and a lot of electricity-to fuse toner to paper. The savings that can be made for each individual printer may be small. But if inkjet printers replaced laser printers in offices around the world, the power savings would be huge.

¹ According to Epson research, based on a survey commissioned to SOMPO Risk Care Management Corporation (currently Sompo Risk Management Inc.; March 2018).
² To learn more about power consumption of Epson inkjet printers, click here.

Epson has offices all over the world. In some regions, economic development still takes precedence over environmental awareness. Epson will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, motivated by passion of our employees, to raise environmental awareness around the world through inkjet printers.