CU’s Environmental Center offers free energy visits for students

March 4, 2010 · Posted by in Energy, G.I.Y. 

 

Jimena Zamora, left, who is part of the University of Colorado Student and Community Outreach on Renter Energy (SCORE), checks the temperature of the hot water in a student house on Monday. Resident Mariko McMillan, right, watches. Photo by Marty Caivano, Camera.

In a city where there are tons of renters, it’s tough to motivate people to spend money on saving energy. That’s part of why the University of Colorado’s Environmental Center is helping students living off campus chip away at their energy bills by visiting their homes to show them how:

 

Hosted by CU’s Environmental Center, Student and Community Outreach for Renter Efficiency — or SCORE — teaches students living in certain Boulder neighborhoods how to lower their energy bills by making their homes more efficient through simple and inexpensive adjustments, such as using energy efficient light bulbs or setting thermostats to optimal temperatures.

 

Mike Kuss, part of SCORE, puts a CFL bulb into a light fixture in a student house. Photo by Marty Caivano, Camera.

Of course, since motivation is the key problem here (and we’ve heard that simply educating the masses doesn’t always do the trick), SCORE is upping the ante for bribes:

 

If you are a CU student living in one of these neighborhoods you can receive a free energy visit: The Hill, Goss Grove, Martin Acres, Aurora (between Arapahoe and Baseline).

You’ll also get:

  • $50 worth of free energy materials
  • a Cosmo’s pizza for you and your roommates*
  • a chance to win $200 towards one months’ energy bills

 

Students living in the areas served by SCORE can sign up here. Here are a couple of highlights from a recent SCORE energy visit:

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