AT&T reduced the energy intensity of data carried on its network by 17 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the communications giant's 2011 sustainability report.
In 2011, AT&T used 344 kWh of energy for every terabyte of data transferred on its network, down from 415 kWh per terabyte in 2010 and 654 in 2008. Since 2008, AT&T has recorded annual reductions in this metric of at least 17 percent every year. From 2008 to 2009 the energy intensity of AT&T's data dropped 24 percent.
Last year the company instituted around 4,500....
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