Simple Energy, which offers an interactive, social gaming platform for utilities to engage customers in energy-saving behavior, recently teamed up with San Gas and Electric (SDG&E) to offer an energy-saving contest that will reward top savers with real-world prizes, including the Apple iPad and gift cards to local retailers.
During the contest, the utility’s customers are pitted against each other to see who can save more energy by making changes to their home, like weatherizing doors and windows, sealing air leaks, adjusting thermostats, switching to energy-saving lightbulbs and more. Using data from the home’s smart meter, SDG&E will measure year-over-year energy consumption (kWh) of the participants for three months.
9/13/2011
