Neighborhood Energy Challenge
Neighborhood Energy Challenge
The neighborhood Energy Challenge was a year-long competition between all the neighborhoods in Takoma Park. Teams competed to earn the biggest reductions in energy use.
Points were awarded to teams for each Green Home Certification achieved. The three levels, Light, Medium, and Dark Green, corresponded to increased measures taken to save energy.
Light Green – 10 points
Medium Green – 40 points
Dark Green – 100 points
Grand Prize $2,000
Forest Park for Highest:
- Average Points per Participating Household
- Average Points per Home in Neighborhood
- Certification Rate of those Participating
Longbranch Sligo for Highest:
- Raw Data: Points
- Raw Data: Certifications
- Average Certification per Home
- Percent of Households in Neighborhood Participating
Second Place Prize $1,500
Central Carroll for Second Place In:
- Percent of Households in Neighborhood Participating
- Average Points per Participating Household
- Average Points per Home in Neighborhood
Runners Up $500
BF Gilbert & Old Town Residents
Watch and share this hilarious 2-minute video, created by Sister Eden Media, a Takoma Park company, which stresses the 3 simple steps everyone one can take to help Takoma Park win the $5 Million Georgetown Energy Prize!
You Can Still Get Green Home Certified!
The Green Home Certification Booklet has comprehensive information on how to save energy at home, the certification process, and resources to help residents make energy efficiency improvements.
Download the Energy Challenge Booklet and get a jump start on the Neighborhood Energy Challenge! Get an energy audit to start the certification process. Check out our list of preferred contractors to find an energy auditor and energy efficiency contractor for your energy audit.

Results
- 171 Homes earned a Green Home Certification
- 61 Light Green Certifications
- 90 Medium Green Certifications
- 18 Dark Green Certifications
- 2 Renter Certifications
We are thrilled that residents are making significant improvements to the efficiency of their homes including making lighting retrofits, air sealing, increasing insulation, upgrading appliances and HVAC equipment, modifying behaviors, and installing renewable energy systems.
The energy savings associated with the Neighborhood Energy Challene are an estimated 477,334 kWh annually; 355 MTCO2 annually; or 739,560 pounds of CO2 annually. This is equivalent to almost 50 homes’ electricity use each year, or the impact of 318 acres of forests in one year.
These results are estimates based on the verified and reported actions residents took. Takoma Park is tracking aggregate residential energy use and will be recording actual results through December 31, 2016. Preliminary data suggests an overall decline in aggregate energy use city-wide.
Neighborhood Energy Challenge Teams Map
Custom Google Map detailing participating Neighborhood Energy Challenge teams. Select one of the colored sections for team names or view the full map on Google.
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Georgetown University Energy Prize
Thank you to everyone who participated
Takoma Park Won Third Place!
We Won 3rd Place!