Being Wattsmart and Video Savvy Brings $10,000 in Energy Efficiency Prize to Salt Lake City Family
August 01, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY – Rocky Mountain Power is pleased to announce the winners of the Act wattsmart Video Contest. The contest was an innovative way for Utah customers to tell their stories about saving energy. The Grand Prize winners are Martin and Jessica Patch of Salt Lake City.
The Patch’s are a young family and their video cleverly played off the fact that as their family has grown so has their commitment to energy efficiency. In their video, the milestones of new babies and a new home are chronicled alongside the purchase of better insulation in the attic and an efficient air conditioning system. The Patch’s still have a lot of work to do on their home and used their video to show many ways they could put their prize money to good use.
“We congratulate the winners and appreciate the time and effort of all Utah families and individuals who submitted videos for our Act wattsmart contest,” said Carol Hunter, Rocky Mountain Power vice president. “We are very pleased with the overall quality, creativity and useful information the videos provide for our customers and others. They do a fantastic job of showing how we can all be wattsmart by taking steps to save energy and money.”
The video contest winners are:
- Martin and Jessica Patch, Salt Lake City, “Our energy story”—Grand Prize, $10,000 in energy efficiency merchandise from Lowe’s. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEiWOn9Vqk0
- Summer Young, Layton, “The Young family gets smart!”—Runner Up, $2,500 in energy efficiency merchandise from Lowe’s. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njXRAIUoeSE
- Jacob Nielsen, Saratoga Springs, “watt bot”—Runner Up, $2,500 in energy efficiency merchandise from Lowe’s. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9At6P-Qiws
- Sharon Shore, Sandy, “This mom could be a whole wattsmarter”—People’s Choice Award, $2,000 in energy efficiency merchandise from Lowe’s. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSrqFWZiYYA
Additionally, Brent Carroll of Farmington won the Voters Award of $500 in energy efficiency merchandise from Lowe’s. Rocky Mountain Power customers in Utah who voted for their favorite video were able to be entered into a drawing for the Voters Award.
All of the videos entered in the contest can be viewed at www.wattsmart.com.
About Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power is one of the lowest-cost electric utilities in the United States, providing safe and reliable service to more than one million customers in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. The company works to meet growing energy demand while protecting and enhancing the environment. Visit www.rockymountainpower.net.
About wattsmart
A watt is a measurement of electricity…watt, kilowatt, megawatt. Energy consumption in our area has grown a lot over the past 20 years. We have more electronic gadgets, larger and more power-hungry TVs and larger homes to cool in the summer. In fact, the average household served by Rocky Mountain Power uses about 26 percent more electricity today than they did two decades ago. Wattsmart is all about using electricity wisely and saving money in the process.
Energy and money saving wattsmart tips and program information are available at wattsmart.com. Facebook users can get daily wattsmart tips by becoming a fan of Rocky Mountain Power’s wattsmart page.
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