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Georgetown University's Energy Contest for U.S. Cities |
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Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. is holding an energy efficiency competition, which launched in January 2015 with 50 American cities participating. It is called the Georgetown University Energy Prize, and it will award $5 million to the community that does the best job increasing their energy efficiency.
I found out about this contest because my hometown, Palo Alto, California, is one of the cities participating. The goal of the contest is to increase overall energy efficiency. The 50 cities chosen to compete have populations under 250,000 residents. "For every competitor, this is a community-wide effort: elementary schools, civics organizations, church groups, businesses, governments, and utilities have all united to help their community build a better energy future, and bring home the Prize," stated Dr. Francis Slakey, Founder and Executive Director of the Georgetown University Energy Prize. "The competition looks truly like America," said Dr. Slakey, "Not only do these communities come from across the map, they represent the nation's full political, social and economic diversity. Some are paying the highest prices for energy, some have the ambition to be carbon net-zero, but all the communities share the goal of transforming America?s energy future." In January, 2016, Georgetown launched a ratings dashboard so you can track how different communities are doing. Right now, Huntsville, Alabama is ranked #1. My town, Palo Alto, is ranked #15. In 2017, the finalists will be announced for the next phase of the competition. The ratings can be seen here: https://guep.iconics.com The calculation of the ratings is complicated they are ranked by an "Overall Energy Score" based on various factors. It's not a carbon-emissions rating, although they do track how communities are doing with carbon emission reduction. Right now, Winter Park, Florida, is leading the way by a huge margin on carbon reduction, although they are 30th on the overall energy efficiency chart. For more information, visit www.guep.org. I will look forward to learning more as the contest progresses. Anyone know of similar contests elsewhere in the world? |
  
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Thanks for posting Dante! This is really interesting! And I'm also surprised that that many communities have signed up to compete! A truly competitive way of spreading eco-friendly lifestyle and green communities. Thanks for posting and hope to hear good news from your community as well as the others. Thanks for letting us know!
Posted 11-04-2016 19:31
WOW! Quite an interesting contest to promote and encourage sustainable future. Thanks for sharing. All the best.
Posted 11-04-2016 00:51
A great initiative towards a sustainable future
Posted 10-04-2016 17:39
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Posted 10-04-2016 16:32
Dante, Georgetown University's energy contest is surely an impressing event. I have never heard of one even similar to this. I am curious how Georgetown is evaluating each community's energy efficiency, since it is determined by various factors. I hope Palo Alto can be the first next time. Thanks for posting and have a great weekend!
Posted 10-04-2016 16:31