POWERless Energy Competition – Week 5 Results

With just two weeks remaining in the 2009 POWERless Energy Competition, Colclough and Danieley Apartments C lead their divisions (with 16.7% and 19.1% reductions, respectively) in a seven-week campus contest to see which residence halls can most reduce their energy consumption.

In Division I, Maynard, Oaks Building B and Chandler are all less than 1% away from Colclough while in Division II, Loy J/K, L, M and Danieley O are within 4% of Danieley Apartments C.

The Oaks with 19.6% energy reduction has taken the Division I lead from North Area with 17.6% energy reduction. Danieley Center has maintained its lead in Division II with 42.9% energy reduction.

The competition is heating up with two weeks remaining!

Students can monitor their building’s energy consumption using the Building Dashboard web site link to the right.

Building Energy Reduction to Date:
(Free T-shirt category)

Division I
Colclough – 16.7%
Maynard – 16.2%
Oaks Building B – 15.8%

Division II
Danieley C – 19.1%
Loy J/K, L, M – 18.4%
Danieley O – 15.3%

Area Energy Reduction to Date:
(Trophy Award category)

Division I
The Oaks – 19.6%
North Area – 17.6%
East Area – 9.6%

Division II
Danieley Center – 42.9%
Loy Center – 8.8%
East-A/V – 7.2%

Tip of the Week: Shut down your computer and turn off your monitor when you are away from it for more than an hour and over night.

If you have involvement stories to share, please email Elaine Durr, Elon’s sustainability coordinator, at edurr@elon.edu

For more information and results, visit the POWERless website link to the right.