City of Bozeman offers prizes and cash incentives to help community save money, energy
The City of Bozeman is working hard to help our community save money and resources with two new energy conservation programs for businesses and residents. Both programs offer a free energy appraisal and potential rebates from NorthWestern Energy*, prizes and/or cash incentives, and will help you gain increased awareness of your energy use and learn energy efficiency and conservation strategies to reduce your energy use and save money.
Energy savings are a proven way to put money back into your business or household budget, and in turn the savings stimulate the local economy. It’s a winning combination of a green, healthier community, stronger local economy, and improved quality of life.
The Bozeman Energy Smackdown is a home energy conservation competition that will connect you to the resources and information you need to save energy, save money and make your home healthier and more comfortable. You can compare your energy use to that of your neighbors and energy efficient homes to see where you stack up, and be eligible for monthly $100 Downtown Dollars gift cards and two grand prizes of $1000 to your favorite local home improvement store! The competition runs from May 2015 – April 2016.
The City of Bozeman has partnered with the WattzOn Energy Center to make it easy. Participants will link their utility account to the WattzOn Energy Center platform, and the Energy Center will automatically track progress by uploading utility data each month, taking the hard work out of understanding your energy use. You will be able to create a personalized plan of activities, access tips to lower your energy bills and information on available resources and rebates, and receive custom emails with detailed energy use data and no- or low-cost energy reduction strategies.
The Bozeman Energy Project, the city’s newest initiative for Bozeman area businesses, provides resources and benefits for reducing energy waste in business operations. As a business leader in our community, you wouldn’t pay two employees to do a job easily accomplished by one, so why pay for energy you don’t need? The Bozeman Energy Project helps you identify and prioritize energy saving opportunities, implement efficiency or conservation projects, and track savings over time.
Partner businesses benefit from financial and resources savings, exposure through program website, marketing and outreach, resources and workshops on energy efficiency and conservation technologies and strategies, and a peer support network.
Bozeman Energy Project partners include Absaroka Energy, the Altitude Gallery, Owenhouse Ace Hardware, Allegra Marketing • Print •Mail, Beaudette Consulting Engineers, The Community Food Co-op, The Great Rocky Mountain Toy Company, Dave’s Sushi, The Loft Spa, Mint Dental Studio, Slabworks of Montana, West Paw Design, Clark’s Fork Restaurant, Wild Joe’s Coffee Spot, Old Main Gallery and Framing, Lone Mountain Gymnastics and Swim School, Refuge Sustainable Building Center, the Nova Café, Movie Lovers, The Garage Mesquite Grill and Soup Shack, and MacKenzie River Pizza Company.
The Bozeman Energy Project and the Energy Smackdown are open to any Bozeman area business or resident (both homeowners and renters); all participants may be eligible for NorthWestern Energy rebates, but only businesses and residents within the city limits are eligible for City of Bozeman cash incentives and Smackdown prizes. To become a Bozeman Energy Project partner, please visit http://bozemanclimatepartners.net/bozeman-energy-project/. To join the Bozeman Energy Smackdown, please visit http://bozemanclimatepartners.net/energy-smackdown.
*NorthWestern Energy provides free energy appraisals to residential utility customers to identify electric conservation opportunities and a greater understanding of how their operation and maintenance strategies can affect their utility charges. Some restrictions apply. Call (800) 823-5995 for details.
