{"id":32494,"date":"2012-02-02T15:12:14","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T20:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=32494"},"modified":"2019-07-01T16:19:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T20:19:19","slug":"students-unplug-your-way-to-energy-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/students-unplug-your-way-to-energy-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"Students: Unplug Your Way to Energy Savings"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>A competition for Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ students who live on campus will teach them not to underestimate the energy-saving impact of simple steps such as turning off lights and unplugging electronic devices when leaving the room.<\/p>\n

The Kill-A-Watt competition is an energy conservation contest for students who live in Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½’s residence halls. The competition provides students with guidance on how to use energy more efficiently and awards scholarships to students who take big steps in reducing their personal energy consumptions.<\/p>\n

Kill-A-Watt, now in its sixth year, is led by the Department of Sustainability & Energy Management and Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Housing and Residence Life. Though the competition’s name, rules and incentives have been revised over the years, the exponential growth in energy savings has been consistent.<\/p>\n

In fact, the competition has led to an estimated $146,765 in energy savings since 2007.<\/p>\n

Beginning this week, students who live on campus are invited to work together to reduce the energy consumption of their residence halls.<\/p>\n

Buildings have been separated into five different groups according to size. For example, Group 5 is comprised of all four buildings within the Towers at Knights Plaza, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½’s largest housing community.<\/p>\n

Residents of buildings within a particular group will compete against each other to achieve the greatest energy reduction and make their building the best performing in its group.<\/p>\n

At the end of the competition, students living in the best performing building will become eligible for the $750 grand prize scholarship. Eligible students will be asked to write an essay or record a video that explains the steps he or she took to save energy.<\/p>\n

Additional scholarships in denominations of $350 and $100 will be awarded to 10 students from other buildings that achieve at least a 20 percent reduction in energy.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the Kill-A-Watt competition and Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½\u2019s sustainability efforts, go to http:\/\/sustainable.ucf.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A competition for Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ students who live on campus will teach them not to underestimate the energy-saving impact of simple steps such as turning off lights and unplugging electronic devices when leaving the room. The Kill-A-Watt competition is an energy conservation contest for students who live in Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½’s residence halls. 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