LEAP Offers 'Home Energy Makeover Contest' to Arlington Residents

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) is sponsoring a Home Energy Makeover Contest in Northern Virginia, it announced today at an event with Representative James Moran and Dominion Resources. Residents of Arlington and around Northern Virginia are eligible to enter the contest and have the chance to win a home energy makeover worth up to $10,000, $5000 or $3000 for energy retrofits.

The Home Energy Makeover Contest promotes energy efficiency in the Northern Virginia area by educating residents on how their home utilizes energy.  It is free to enter. Northern Virginia residents can enter the contest online at www.novaenergycontest.com.

Homeowners must complete a quick and informative online-report about their home's energy usage. This report is given to the homeowner whether they win the contest or not and provides them valuable information on how their home utilizes energy. Ten contest finalists will be selected from the pool of entrants based on their online profiles to receive an energy assessment. From the finalists' assessments, winners of the home energy makeovers will be selected and notified in October.  October is Energy Awareness Month!

WHO:           The Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP), The Dominion Foundation, The NVRC, City of Alexandria, Energy Sense: Value Your Power, Arlington County, Arlington Community Federal Credit Union, and Commonwealth One Federal Credit Union

WHAT:         Arlington residents can enter the Home Energy Makeover Contest online at www.novaenergycontest.com. Winners will be announced in October during Energy Awareness Month

WHEN:         Now through October 1, 2012

WHERE:      The Home Energy Makeover Contest is open to residents who own and occupy a home, townhome, condo, or duplex in the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park and the region's towns.

For inquiries, contact Local Energy Alliance Program LEAP, at [email protected] and 202-222-5426

Contact:
Mike Smith
703-623-3834
[email protected]  

SOURCE LEAP