Battle of the Bulbs is Here

Tomorrow Monday, April 26, 2010 it begins. Yes, it's in the Spring and not the Winter. We figured it makes more sense to turn off your lights and spend your time outdoors when the weather is warmer. Or not too cold.

BotB is an inter-dormitory energy reduction competition. For a month, all the dorms compete to reduce electricity usage. We have collected data in the last couple of weeks to set a baseline for all the dorms. Dorms then compete by percentage reductions which are than accumulated over the entire month. For instance, if you reduce your electricity usage in the 1st week by 15% but you then hold steady at a 15% reduction for the rest of the month, that's 60% accumulated. I'm pretty sure this isn't a mathematically significant figure, but for the sake of the competition, it works. You aren't punished for maintaining a good number, but there is still room for improvement.

This year, we will have 1st, 2nd, AND 3rd place prizes- a departure from last year. Therefore, if you quickly fall out of contention because the two time champion Breckinridge is kicking ass again, there's still a chance to win other prizes. What prizes you might ask? Come to the Opening Ceremony to find out or just come back for more information.

Even more, we're bringing in the apartments this year. Honestly, y'all/they've got the most to gain as they're footing the electric bills. Our effort in that centers around getting y'all/them to sign up for http://cubenergysaver.com/. We're also putting on something bold, something new. Show us your electric bill from April and May and we'll pay out monie$ for the top 3 percentage reductions. How much monie$ you ask? Whatever percentage you reduced. 70% reduction = $70 check.

So come tomorrow and chill at our Opening Ceremony. 8:30 PM in Hutch Courtyard. Run for Cover at 8:30 and Number 9, a Beatles cover band, at 9:00. Food from Chipotle, Backstory Cafe, Thai 55, and Cedars. Oh, and BATTLE OF THE BROWNIES!

Chill,

Willy