Here are the standings so far (compared to past year’s data):

Unit 3: 9.74%

Unit 4: 7.70%

Unit 2: 7.61%

Unit 1: 0.90%

And the cumulative savings: 6.84% = $5,100 saved.

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“Blackout Battles” energy competition has been held in the residence halls for 4 semesters since 2005. Blackout Battles is a competition between Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, and Unit 4 (Unit 5 is not included due to inaccurate energy data). The competition focuses on making students living in the residence halls aware about their energy consumption. Green Campus collaborates with Residential and Student Services Program (RSSP) and Residential Sustainability Education Coordinators (RSECs) to provide students with various ways to conserve energy through education, publicity, and incentives. The winners of past competitions have chosen prizes such as Ping-Pong tables, foosball tables, board game collections, exercise equipment, or food items for parties as voted on by each areas hall associations. The competitions also included Ben & Jerry’s ice cream parties as arranged by Green Campus interns.

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