The Village of Oak Park is participating in the Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program Community Challenge from February 2013 through April of 2013 with the goal of reducing community energy usage.  The Community Challenge is a new initiative to help foster energy efficiency awareness and action within two local communities.  This first Community Challenge will take place in Evanston and Oak Park with plans to expand to other communities in the future.  For every resident or business in the Village of Oak Park that participates in select Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Programs through April 2013, $50 will be awarded to the community’s final prize. By enrolling new participants in one of six existing Nicor Gas programs:

1. Multi-Family Home Energy Savings
2. Home Energy Savings
3. Home Energy Efficiency Rebate
4. EnergyBUZZ
5. Business Energy Efficiency Rebate
6. Small Business Energy Savings Program

Oak Park will raise up to $25,000 in prize money from Nicor Gas to be used towards a local energy conservation project.

How do I vote for my community’s beneficiary organization? The Oak Park community will select one organization to be the beneficiary of the Challenge based on an on-line voting process.  Cast your vote now at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/oak-park-nicor for the community organization which will receive an energy efficiency retrofit using the prize money earned and rebate and incentive money from Nicor Gas. The eligible organizations include:

1. West Cook YMCA
2. Collection of six West Suburban PADS congregational sites

• Euclid United Methodist Church
• First United Church of Oak Park
• First United Methodist Church
• Grace Episcopal Church
• Oak Park Temple
• St. Christopher's Episcopal Church

Voting opens the morning of Feb 1st 2013 and runs for 10 days.  One vote per person is allowed.  Don’t wait, vote now at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/oak-park-nicor.

Contact:

Morgan Chee, Outreach Coordinator, CNT Energy

773.321.2665 | mchee@cntenergy.org

The Challenge is funded by Nicor Gas and administered by CNT Energy. Final selection of the specific energy efficiency project to be funded by the contest is subject to approval by Nicor Gas.

Visit NicorGasRebates.com/Challenge for more information.