Vendors should take advantage of states' need to save money and protect the environment. By creating solutions that are able to quantify the benefits of green technology, vendors will increase acceptance and the demand of Green IT solutions in state departments.

Arizona, like other states, is facing a unique situation in which they must continue to run the state while limiting cost and harmful pollutants. In Arizona, the use of green IT has prevented 760,773 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere this year. Arizona invested less than $300,000 into a software package used to calculate savings generated from using web conferencing. In less than a year, the state has saved more than $1.6 million. Currently, fourteen Arizona state agencies use web conferencing software and are included in this savings number.

In times of tight budgets and increased sensitivity to the environment, it is imperative that states are able to quantify the impact and benefits of the solutions they are using. States are not only interested in the initial savings and environmental benefits of Green IT, but they would also like to view accurate calculations of energy efficiency and financial benefits in the future. While developing green products, vendors are encouraged to not only produce cost effective green technology, but also create products that are able to report energy usage and behavior. As vendors are able to provide quantitative data of the benefits of green products, states will readily accept Green IT and demand an assortment of green products with the same capabilities.