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Final Standings are in!

The 2007 Energy Bowl competition is completed and results are in.
The winners are: Kimball and Jenkins for the Dorm category with a 9.0% reduction in energy, and Grove Lasuen and Columbae for the House category, with an amazing 1/4 reduction in total energy usages.

Students living in these winning residences will get free organic cotton t-shirts and have an energy- or water-saving technology installed in their building to reward them for all the effort they put into helping the planet.

This year, there were problems reading the water meters for many dorms, so the water savings component of the competition was eliminated, and winning results focused on energy readings. Overall, all undergraduate residences reduced their energy consumption by 7% compared to the usage of last winter quarter 2005-2006. Much thanks to all who worked to significantly reduce their energy use and keep saving!

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What is the Energy Bowl and Water Derby?

The Energy Bowl and Water Derby is a dormwide competition in
energy and water reduction. The dorm and house that reduces its
energy and water consumption by the largest percentage from the same
period last year receives the water and energy conservation
improvements like EnergyStar refrigerators or solar panels. The winners
will also recieve the coveted organic cotton "Energy Bowl" t-shirts.

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The competition has two categories:
-BEST HOUSE: all Row Houses and GovCo houses like East
and
-BEST DORM : Lagunita, Stern, Wilber, and Manzanita as well as Branner,
Toyon, and each building in Suites.

This competition will run all Winter quarter, 2007. Start saving!

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Stanford uses 2.7 million gallons of potable water each day.
You can make a difference!

You can start by following these simple tips:

SAVE WATER
-cut shower time by 4 minutes and save 10 gallons
-run sink faucets 2 minutes less and save 3 gallons
-report leaking fixtures to your Housing Supervisor

SAVE ENERGY
-turn off lights when you leave a room
-open blinds and use natural light during the day
-turn off the heat when you go out
-turn off your computer and monitor when not in use
-unplug appliances when not in use

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Early Standings

Students for a Sustainable Stanford

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