Green Building Trend No. 2: Sharing and Comparing Home Energy Use

2. Sharing and Comparing Home-Energy Use

As social and purchasing sites like Facebook and Groupon add millions more members, the sharing of home energy consumption data – for rewards – is not far behind. The website Earth Aid (http://www.earthaid.net) lets you track home energy usage and earn rewards for energy savings from local vendors. You can also elect to share the information with others on Earth Aid to see who can conserve the most energy. When coupled with other developments including home energy displays, a voluntary home energy scoring system announced by the Department of Energy, and programs including Oregon and Washington's Energy Performance Score, a lot more people will be sharing -- and comparing -- their home energy consumption.

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