D-Link announced their expanding Green Initiative with the release of Green home network Wi-Fi routers capable of cutting power usage by up to 40 percent.

The Xtreme N line of Wi-Fi routers will be integrated with D-Link Green Ethernet technology, an innovation that automatically detects link status and network cable length, then adjusts power accordingly.  Additionally the routers also feature Wi-Fi scheduling that allows customers to easily program when the Wi-Fi radio is turned on and off to further save energy consumption.

The company claims under the most favourable conditions with no wired links active and Wi-Fi turned off, users may achieve between 31% to 41% power savings depending on the model when compared to a conventional D-Link router without the Green technology.

The release includes the D-Link DIR-655, DIR-855 and DGL-4500 now for the MSRP of $149.99, $359.99 and $239.99 respectively.