Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Do it in the Dark Winners & Losers for January 2011


We've calculated the winners and losers for Do it in the Dark for January! Congratulations to the housemates of 6 Fountain Avenue and 37 Home Ave! Residents of both these houses will each receive a gift certificate to a restaurant of your choice.

This data is calculated in BTUs of energy/HDD/Square Ft... so it controls for temperature outside (HDD = heating degree day) and the size of your house (sq footage). The second category (most improved) is included because some houses have historically seemed to function at a higher level of efficiency than others, so we attempt to control for this by comparing a house's energy usage this month with the same month, the previous year.

Houses that had the least overall energy consumption:
1. **6 Fountain**
2. 64 Fountain
3. 10 Fountain A & B
4. 37 Home
5. 54 Home

Highest % Decline in Energy Usage From Previous Year:
1. **37 Home**
2. 6 Fountain
3. 7 Fountain
4. 64 Fountain
5. 54 Home Ave


LOSERS :(

Most Overall Consumption:
2 Fountain Ave
27 Brainard Ave
29 Miles Ave
231-233 Pine Street
51 Fountain Ave

Highest % Increase in Energy Usage:
2 Fountain
240 Washington Street
265 Pine Street
96 Lawn Ave
109 Cross Street