log ongoing energy use on a computer?

[robin850]

I am hoping to be able to generate some sort of ongoing log of energy use on a computer running Win2K or WinXP?
(assume the hardware is ACPI compliant)

Is there a way to log when the computer goes in or out of various ACPI states? standby, hibernate, suspend, etc.

Being able to log the computer's power states and to track at least the monitor's power states would be a big help. If it is possible to get more granular and also track hard drive, cpu, and other individual components, that would be the ultimate solution.

[Support_1]

I'm sure you can get the information from WMI but how you would trigger the netinstall project to run when the state changes.

[robin850]

I'm sure you can get the information from WMI but how you would trigger the netinstall project to run when the state changes.
my thoughts exactly. it sounds like some sort of app or service would need to be running at all times. that app would need to either use wmi or acpi code to keep tabs on things.

does anyone on the forum have some programming knowledge in this area? want to make some money?