Prize Descriptions
 

One Grand Prize of up to $25,000 (retail value) energy-related home improvement measures that would be cost-effective in terms of annual energy savings. Home must:

• have high-than-average annual energy use (i.e. BTU/sq ft),

• be a typical DMEA member home in all other respects (i.e. 1000 to 2500 sq ft with no unusual types of major energy use), and

• be in need of typical, major energy-related home improvements (i.e. insulation, heating/cooling system, appliances, windows, etc.)

Two Runner-Up Prizes of up to $10,000 (retail value) in energy-related home improvement measures that would be cost-effective in terms of annual energy savings. Home must:

• have higher-than-average annual energy use (i.e. BTU/sq ft),

• be a typical DMEA member home in all other respects (i.e. 1000 to 2500 sq ft with no unusual types of major energy use), and

• not necessarily be in need of major energy-related home improvements (i.e. heating/cooling systems, windows, etc.), but could likely need insulation and air leakage sealing.

Seven Consolation Prizes of up to $300 (retail value) for a comprehensive home energy analyses and report preparation to determine the most cost-effective energy-related home improvements in terms of annual energy savings. Home must:

• have higher-than-average annual energy use (i.e. BTU/sq ft),

• be a typical DMEA member home in all other respects (i.e. 1000 to 2500 sq ft with no unusual types of major energy use), and

• not necessarily be in need of major energy-related home improvements (i.e. heating/cooling systems, windows, etc.), but could likely need insulation and air leakage sealing.

Home Energy Analysis will include:

• "Blower door" test with heat loss/gain and air flow analyses

• Actionable proposal with fixed price from a general contractor

• Financial analyses of installed cost vs. estimated energy cost savings