Patent ID: 8508772

Claim:
An information handling system comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; a nonvolatile storage area coupled to at least one of the processors; a printer accessible from at least one of the processors; a network adapter that connects the information handling system to a computer network; and a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions of: receiving a print request, 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 the printer; 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 the nonvolatile storage area; 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.