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15 Using OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager for Chargeback
Run the report for the selected group
After running the report, download the report to a CSV or Excel format file and aggregate the values as
depicted in section 2.1
to find out the Energy Consumption by the devices of this group. Similarly, repeat the
steps for all the groups to find out energy consumption for each group.
Based on the consumption of each sub-organization groups in OpenManage Enterprise, the power consumed
(in kWh) multiplied to the per unit power cost is divided among the groups. Hence, this method provides
chargeback to organizations that are billed incorrectly.