Great Things Happening For Milwaukee Clean Energy Start-Up

Remember the news on this blog and elsewhere about a Milwaukee entrepreneur who developed a Smart Phone app to help people figure out, and even order, the energy-saving light bulbs that fit their needs?

Well good things are happening for Adam Borut and his business, Eco Hatchery, including:

Winner, Best Overall App in EPA’s Apps for the Environment Challenge

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the Light Bulb Finder mobile app as the Winner, Best Overall App in the Apps for the Environment Challenge. You can read more about EPA's Apps for the Environment Challenge here: http://blog.epa.gov/data/winners-announced-for-epa-apps-for-the-environment-challenge/. An official EPA press release will go live on Tuesday, Nov. 8th to coincide with the Apps for the Environment Forum and awards ceremony in Washington DC.

Finalist, AT&T’s Power Your Future Contest

The Light Bulb Finder app is one of four finalists in the AT&T Power Your Future Contest. The winner will be chosen based on popular vote. The winning app will be pre-loaded on future AT&T smartphones and receive $20,000.

To try the Light Bulb Finder app and vote, visit the following site on a browser-enabled mobile device (you cannot vote from a computer): http://att.promo.eprize.com/app

You can vote once a day, every day through 12/19/2011 (so don’t forget to bookmark the voting site)

Each time you vote, you will get an additional entry into the sweepstakes.  Thirty sweepstakes winners will be selected. Each winner receives a $100 Amazon.com digital gift card

Mass Save Lighting Efficiency Program

In August National Grid, Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECo), NSTAR Electric, Cape Light Compact and Unitil -- as part of Mass Save® -- launched a lighting program with the Light Bulb Finder app.  Massachusetts residents can get instant discounts of up to 70% off ENERGY STAR qualified bulbs purchased through the app. Alternatively they can find local participating retailers directly through the app. You can view the press release at: http://www.prlog.org/11682470-mass-save-goes-mobile-to-help-customers-save-time-and-money.html

City of Milwaukee ME2 and City of Madison Green Madison Programs

In August, both the City of Milwaukee and the City of Madison launched joint programs to promote their respective ME2 and Green Madison programs.

City of Milwaukee Press Release:  http://www.prlog.org/11611978-the-city-of-milwaukee-goes-mobile-to-save-residents-energy.html

City of Madison Press Release: http://www.cityofmadison.com/greenMadison/documents/GMnews06.pdf

Focus on Energy

Eco Hatchery was a member of the Applied Proactive Technology (APT) winning bid for Implementation Contractor for the Residential and Appliance Program.