1) Sign Up! Every 5% saved earns you a 50%-off coupon to use at one of our Participating Merchants
2) Every 5% saved in energy and gas earns you one raffle ticket for monthly drawings to win one of three $50 dollar gift cards to San José merchants.
3) Text ENERGY to 68398 for weekly energy tips and a chance to win a $10 gift card to a local merchant.
Jamie Brandt is the first recipient of the $50 gift card awarded through GEM’s monthly raffle. Congratulations!
The raffle is open to all participants in GEM, and every 5% energy savings is an entry into the monthly contest. Jamie won the March raffle.
From left to right, the photo shows Jamie Brandt, her husband Michael, their son Zachary and Gabrielle Trudeau, an energy consultant from WattzOn.
Jamie joined the Green Energy Match (GEM) program in May of 2012 after reading about GEM in the city of San José recycling newsletter. She enjoys receiving the monthly statements, and seeing her savings as compared to last year.
The Brandts became interested in energy savings when they found out they would be joined by another member into their family; they knew their energy use would change as their family grew. Jamie’s biggest “like” about GEM? The frequent reminders about energy use that help create awareness about home energy use and all the ways to save energy.
The GEM team is proud to announce our first winner, and look forward to featuring other raffle winners in the coming months.
The talk will review the early results from an innovative public private partnership between WattzOn and the city of San Jose, CA: Green Energy Match (GEM). With city assistance, WattzOn has developed and delivered a behavior-based energy savings program in three neighborhoods. The energy savings results are strong. The talk will review the outreach methodology, the savings results, and lessons learned. The program has served three very demographically different neighborhoods, with significantly different outreach results. There is also a strong economic argument for GEM, in that saving energy increases household income and thus local spending. The data behind this argument will be presented. GEM is now being expanded city-wide and we hope that this presentation will sharpen our analysis, and prepare GEM for adoption by other cities.
Link to LBNL Seminars Webpage
The Silicon Valley Energy Watch, a GEM sponsor, has just released the updated Silicon Valley Energy Map. The online, interactive map provides the Santa Clara County community with comprehensive data on energy consumption, green building development, and solar implementation, as well as resources to help you take action. Learn about how your city is using energy, read a case study detailing the lighting retrofit your neighbors implemented in their business, calculate the potential and cost of installing solar on your roof, and find out what energy efficiency rebates are available in your area. The map is your one-stop-shop to reducing your energy use and saving money.
For further information about the resources and services SVEW offers, or to schedule a free, customized presentation for your group, please contact SVEW at 408-975-2580 or energy@sanjoseca.gov.
Read about the Green Energy Match program in a recent article in the San Jose Mercury News and how GEM contributes to the City of San Jose’s Green Vision Goals to transform the city into a model of eco-friendliness by 2022. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to save energy and support your community!
Read all about it in the Mercury News.
