Energy Upgrade CA Offers a $50,000 Home Energy Makeover

Enter and Win Home Energy Makeover up to $50,000. This from the Energy Upgrade California website:

$50,000: One Grand Prize Winning Home

A “Toward Zero Energy” winning home will receive energy and water efficiency improvements estimated at $50,000, including solar and certification as a green home!

$10,000: Five Winning Homes
Five homes receive energy and water efficiency improvements estimated at $10,000 and certification as a green home!

20 Semi-Finalist Homes
Twenty semi-finalist homes receive state-of the-art home energy assessments estimated at $500 each.

All of the winners will receive energy-efficient home improvements that will increase the overall comfort of their home, reduce their energy use and allow their home to obtain GreenPoint Rated certification.

Contest Registration is March 1-March 31, 2011.

What You Will Need To Enter the Contest

1. The total square footage of your house
2. The year your house was built
3. The names of your electric, gas and water utility providers
4. The total annual dollar amount for your 2010 electric, gas and water bills (you can contact your utility if you’re not sure; see How to Get a Copy of Utility Bills)

• Optional – Take the “Home Energy Efficiency Survey,” which includes your monthly utility usage history, and send the summary Energy and Water Report provided to you as a pdf (see below).

Note: The Home Energy Makeover contest is sponsored solely by Los Angeles County and is NOT sponsored or endorsed by Southern California Edison or Southern California Gas Company. Any information submitted for this contest is THE RESPONSIBILITY of the contest participant and Los Angeles County and neither Southern California Edison or Southern California Gas Company will take any responsibility for maintaining customer confidentiality or accept any liability with regard to the Home Energy Makeover contest.

The Home Energy Efficiency Survey

This customized online survey is sponsored by customers of Southern California Edison, SoCalGas, and LADWP. It’s free and provides lots of useful information about your home and energy efficiency. You can save the report as a pdf and upload it with your contest entry if you wish.