New Energy Conservation Competition Launches for Bozeman Residents

The City of Bozeman invites you to participate in the second Bozeman Energy Smackdown, an energy conservation challenge to help local residents reduce their energy use, save money on their utilities and earn rewards and recognition for energy use reductions.

The Bozeman Energy Smackdown is a year-long competition designed to help you easily understand and track your energy usage, and learn simple and cost-effective ways to save energy and money. Engage in friendly competition and compare your energy use to that of your neighbors and energy efficient homes to see how your home stacks up, and compete to win monthly $100 Downtown Dollar gift cards and two grand prize $1,000 gift cards to your favorite local home improvement store!

All participants will have access to the new, interactive Bozeman Energy Center platform, which offers automated utility bill tracking, no- and low-cost strategies to reduce your energy bills, information on available rebates, and a personalized plan of activities. Participants will also receive monthly emails with detailed energy use and reduction strategies, and have access to educational programs and workshops on energy efficiency and conservation technologies.  Residents may be eligible for a free energy appraisal and energy-efficiency recommendations, such as improvements to lighting, insulation, electronics, and heating, from NorthWestern Energy.

The Bozeman Energy Smackdown is a City of Bozeman initiative, with support from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and NorthWestern Energy.

All area residents in the greater Bozeman area with a commitment to implement energy-efficiency projects are eligible to participate in the competition; only residents within the Bozeman City limits are eligible for monthly and grand prizes.  For a full competition description and to sign up, visit www.bozemanclimatepartners.net, or for more information contact Heather Higinbotham, City of Bozeman Energy Conservation Technician at (406) 582-2370 or hhiginbotham@bozeman.net.