Week April 13th - April 20th
Rank
 Dorm
 Total Usage(kWh)
 Usage per student (kWh/capita)
 Change per student (kWh/capita)
 Prev. rank
1
 McCormick
 20,689.0
 85.85
 27.10 1
2
 Simmons
 44,579.0
 136.33
 21.65
 3
3
 Burton-Conner
 20,470.0
 59.68
 18.60
 4
4
 Senior House
 13,375.0
 93.53
 16.57
 6
5
 MacGregor
 26,168.0
 84.41
 15.48
 7
6
 Baker
 24,713.7
 76.75
 7.80
 5
7
 Bexley
 7,003.0
 58.36
 6.85
 9
8
 East Campus
 21,773.0
 59.98
 0.47
 8
9
 Next House
 11,840.0
 36.54
 -0.98
 2
10
 Random Hall
 5,480.0 58.92
 -1.29
 10
11
 New House
 16,9344.0
 59.21
 -3.60
 11



About the Competition

As one of the largest energy consumers in Massachusetts, MIT must begin taking energy conservation seriously.  President Hockfield has stated that MIT must begin to “walk the talk” and set an example for other universities and communities across the country.  The Energy Club wants to get as much student involvement as possible in this initiative. The campus can only truly begin to cut back on its energy use when its students are aware and willing to work toward this goal.  In order to promote student involvement we are holding an undergraduate dorm electricity competition.  The contest will run from March 10th to May 4th.  Over that interval, the dorm that reduces its energy use per student the most will receive $10,000 in energy efficient retrofits.  This includes new lighting and showerheads. 

Throughout the course of the competition there will be three big events to keep everyone involved and to have a little fun during second semester:

  • March 10th – Kick-Off Event, featuring STO
    • 5:00 pm @ Walker
  • April – Half-Way Event
  • May 4 – Finale and Awards Ceremony

Helpful Hints:

To Reduce Your Electricity Use
  • Turn off  your lights!
  • Hibernate or shut off  computer
  • Turn off your power strip (adapters draw power even when not used)
  • Take shorter showers
  • Wash your cloths on the cold water ("bright colors") setting

To Cheat Just A Little Bit
  • Charge your computer in a library
  • Spend more time in your boyfriends/girlfriends dorm


ASK ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO
"DO IT IN THE DARK" WITH YOU!
Past Weeks
Week March 10th - 16th
Rank
 Dorm
 Total Usage (kWh
 Usage per Student (kWh/capita)
 Change per Student (kWh/capita)
 Prev. Rank
1
 McCormick
 5,000
 20.75
 23.74
2
 Next House
 6,400
 19.75
 15.80
3
 MacGregor
 28,273
 91.20
 8.69
4
 Burton-Conner
 23,067
 69.87
 8.40
5
 Simmons
 20,703
 63.31
 3.83
6
 Senior House
 15,265
 106.75
 3.35
7
 New House
 15,220
 53.22
 2.39
8
 Random Hall
 5,200
 57.63
 1.72
9
 Bexley
 7,635
 63.63
 1.58
10
 Baker
 23,710
 73.63
 0.45
11
 East Campus
 22,257
 61.31
 -0.87

Weeks March 16th - March 30th **
Rank
 Dorm
 Total Usage(kWh)
 Usage per Week (kWh)
 Usage per student (kWh/capita)
 Change per student (kWh/capita)
 Prev. rank
1
 Burton-Conner
 42,167
 21,084
 61.47
 16.81
 4
2
 MacGregor
 51,678
 25,839
 83,35
 16.53
 3
3
 Senior House
 27,162
 13,581
 94.97
 15.13
 6
4
 Baker
 45,966
 22,983
 71.38
 13.19
 10
5
 Simmons
 38,991
 19,496
 59.62
 7.52
 5
6
 Bexley
 13,956
 6,978
 58.15
 7.06
 9
7
 East Campus
 38,849
 19,425
 53.31
 6.94
 11
8
 Random Hall
 10,280
 5,140
 55.27
 2.37
 8
9
 New House
 33,854
 16,927
 59.19
 -3.58
 7
10
 McCormick
 30,017
 15,009
 62.27
 -17.8
 1
11
 Next House***
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** Weeks combined due to low usage during spring break
 *** Next House has no data due to a broken meter

Week March 30th - April 6th
Rank
 Dorm
 Total Usage(kWh)
 Usage per student (kWh/capita)
 Change per student (kWh/capita)
 Prev. rank
1
 McCormick
 21,264.5
 88.23
 24.72
 10
2
 Simmons
 45,377.0
 138.77
 19.21
 5
3
 Burton-Conner
 21,139.0
 61.63
 16.65
 1
4
 MacGregor
 26,194.0
 84.50
 15.39
 2
5
 Next House
 7,360.0
 22.72
 12.84
 N/A
6
 Baker
 23,102.3
 71.75
 12.80
 4
7
 Random Hall
 4,400.0
 47.31
 10.32
 8
8
 Bexley
 7,149.0
 59.58
 5.63
 6
9
 Senior House
 16,116.0
 112.70
 -2.60
 7
10
 East Campus
 23,056.0
 63.52
 -3.07
 3
11
 New House
 17,279.0
 60.42
 -4.81
 9

Week April 6th - April 13th
Rank
 Dorm
 Total Usage(kWh)
 Usage per student (kWh/capita)
 Change per student (kWh/capita)
 Prev. rank
1
 McCormick
 22,549.5
 93.57
 19.38
 1
2
 Burton-Conner
 22,567.0
 65.79
 12.49
 3
3
 Simmons
 47,899.0
 146.48
 11.50
 2
4
 MacGregor
 27,668.0
 89.25
 10.64
 4
5
 Baker
 24,549.7
 76.24
 8.31
 6
6
 Senior House
 14,663.0
 102.54
 7.56
 9
7
 Next House
 10,240.0
 31.60
 3.96
 5
8
 Bexley
 7,441.0
 62.00
 3.21
 8
9
 East Campus
 21,334.0
 58.77
 1.68
 10
10
 Random Hall
 5,240.0
 56.34
 1.29
 7
11
 New House
 18,011.0
 62.98
 -7.37
 11

Week April 13th - April 20th
Rank
 Dorm
 Total Usage(kWh)
 Usage per student (kWh/capita)
 Change per student (kWh/capita)
 Prev. rank
1
 McCormick
 20,963.9
 86.99
 25.96 1
2
 Next House
 64,000.0
 19.75
 15.81
 7
3
 Simmons
 46,598.0 142.50
 15.48
 3
4
 Burton-Conner
 21,678.0
 63.20
 15.08
 2
5
 Baker
 23,160.0
 71.93
 12.62
 5
6
 Senior House
 13,999.0 97.90
 12.20
 6
7
 MacGregor 28,384.0
 91.56
 8.33
 4
8
 East Campus
 21,088.0
 58.09
 6.36
 9
9
 Bexley
 7,601.0
 63.34
 1.87
 8
10
 Random Hall
 5,200.0 55.91
 1.72
 10
11
 New House
 17,880.0
 62.52
 -6.91
 11