In alt.home.repair
"Mark & Mary Ann Weiss" wrote:

The computers are doing distributed rendering (making animation a la
Pixar), and some of the renders take up to 6 weeks to complete 150,000
frames of animation, so turning the machines off isn't practical.

Mark, the simple solution is to send out a whiny letter to your customers
about the constantly increasing price of energy and raise your rates to
cover it.