The enthusiasm is only one of its kinds and originates from calculations on how much energy is wasted by citizens of New York alone. The New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is in quest of new and unique ways to endorse energy management and protection of the atmosphere. The year 2010 has been selected to be the crusade year on saving energy and saving environment. The state Government plans to reverse the electricity consumption tide. The launch competition and the prizes are a different kind of incentive attraction to get positive response.

The competition winners will win ‘Energy Star’ a qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), a free home performance assessment and the winner will be probable on television commercial with prizes.

They are the biggest consumers of energy. The basic condition of this competition for saving energy is by submitting a 90-sec. video or a 250 words essay in script illustrating how they select the ‘energy star’ and how they expect it will help them. The New Yorkers can chip in only. There is no age group limit in the competition.

The ‘Shining Example’ competition is coming up for you. This go green operation is certainly amazing. It envisions targeting a saving of One million hours of electricity by simply shifting over to 16.9 million CFLs throughout the state. This drastic reduction can save the Americans millions of dollars worth of electricity. The prize campaign launched in this respect is really fantastic. NYSERDA will help the New York citizens to lead the way country wide and set on example for the rest to saving energy. The credit also goes to the researchers who presented the necessary statistics that formed the basis for such a massive campaign with the help of the Energy Star. The electricity saved will in return save on the electricity production price and relic fuels used will also be saved. This confine will decrease toxic waste by a big margin.