Patent ID: 8547582

Claim:
A method executing on an information handling system comprising: receiving a print request at a print job manager application running on the information handling system, the print request including a print job and a priority value; extracting the priority value from the received print request; retrieving energy demand data, wherein the energy demand data corresponds to a power grid that is a power source for a printer accessible from the information handling system; determining whether to delay printing the print job based upon comparing the extracted priority value with the energy demand data; in response to determining to print the print job without delay, printing the print job on the printer; and in response to determining to delay printing the print job: storing the print request in a storage area accessible to the information handling system; setting a future print time for the print job, wherein the future print time is a known time of lower energy demand; retrieving the print job from the nonvolatile storage area at a time corresponding to the future print time; and printing the retrieved print job on the printer.