Public Power - July/August 2008 - (Page 34) Gainesville Crowns a Conservation Idol The winning family was announced Feb. 1 and upgrades were completed by the end of the month. The estimated yearly operating cost of the LG XL front load washer is $11 (when used with natural gas water heater) and the estimated yearly electricity use is 194 kWh. ple voted by phone, while 13,000 voted online, far exceeding expectations. The winning family was announced Feb. 1 and upgrades were completed by the end of the month. The $100,000 upgrade package included new windows, new Energy Star appliances—a refrigera- A mid-size, tankless hot water heater is mounted in the home. tor, dishwasher and washing machine, as well as a natural gas dryer, natural gas range, a 16 SEER HVAC system, new insulation, a 3-kilowatt photovoltaic solar array, metal roofing, a tankless water heater and lighting upgrades. As an innovative twist to close out the contest, GRU documented the upgrades with an online virtual tour, accessed through the utility’s Web site www.gru.com. The online tour can be viewed any time and includes information on each of the new systems installed, as well as the energy savings expected through each upgrade. The Home Energy Makeover contest has been a resounding success: in the three months following the contest’s conclusion, GRU received 61 new applications for its Energy Star Home Performance program. But benefits from the Home Energy Makeover contest go well beyond the utility and the winning homeowner. Given the collaborative nature of the contest, each of the sponsors provided in-kind goods and services, which kept individual costs low while still providing a great value to the winning customer. Each sponsor also benefited from the advertisPUBLIC POWER 34 JULY-AUGUST 2008 http://www.gru.com
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