Vermont Business Magazine Always wanted to live inVermont? Here's your chance to move to the Green Mountains—and live in a free, super-efficient smart home! Green Mountain Power (GMP), Naylor & Breen Builders, United Way ofRutland County, NBF Architects andRutlandMayorDave Allairekicked off GMP's Rutland Innovation Home Contest, a national contest that will award one lucky family or individual a new, 1,500-square-foot fossil-free home in the heart ofCentral Vermont.
Along with the deed to a mortgage-free, energy-smart home complete with solar panels, air-source heat pumps, a Tesla Powerwall and a cutting-edge insulation package, the prize includes a local "concierge" to aid with job searches, business and personal contacts and free co-working space at GMP's Energy Innovation Center in downtownRutland.
"This home, built through an incredible collaboration involving nearly 60 parties, will be one of the most energy efficient homes inVermont," said GMP President and CEOMary Powell. "It will be an example ofRutland'sincredible spirit, its ongoing rebirth and the energy and innovation that have fueled the city's revitalization over the past several years. We hope to shine a light on the opportunities here including affordable housing and great schools, plentiful good-paying jobs, world-class skiing, the Green Mountains andLong Trail, and the glorious Killington Valley."
The contest is free to U.S. citizens over the age of 18. To enter, applicants must write a 500-word essay explaining why the applicant wants to live in the Rutland Innovation Home and what the individual or family would bring to community life in Rutland.The contest is open until11:59:59 p.m. ETonJune 18, 2018. Contest information and complete rules are atRutland Innovation Home Contest.
SOURCE RUTLAND, Vt.,June 6, 2018/PRNewswire/ --Green Mountain Power 6.6.2018