HOME ENERGY MAKEOVER OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. CONTEST IS LIMITED TO OWNER OCCUPIED RESIDENCES OF THE TOWN OF NORTHFIELD, VERMONT. ONLY LEGAL UNITED STATES RESIDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER THIS CONTEST. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. HOW TO ENTER:

No Purchase Necessary. No entry fee, payment or proof-of-purchase is necessary to participate in the Contest. The Contest starts September 1, 2008 at 8:00am and ends October 15, 2008 at 5:00pm (the "Contest Period"). To be eligible to enter, you must own your home in the town of Northfield, Vermont. By submitting an application you agree to provide and authorize Efficiency Vermont to use the data of your home's last 12-month energy billing history. This billing information will be used in evaluating home energy savings potential, will remain confidential and not be shared with any 3rd parties. Limit one entry per household during the Contest Period.

2. GRAND PRIZE AND FINALISTS:

Three Finalists will each receive a free comprehensive energy analysis from a qualified Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractor, valued up to $500. Based on the results of the energy analyses of the Finalists, two first prize winners will receive up to $2,000 toward improvements to their home and one Grand Prize winner will be selected to receive up to $10,000 worth of energy efficiency measures. Any upgrades or changes will be made to the winner's home and are subject only to the warranties of the manufacturer and of the installing contractor.

Efficiency Vermont, nor any of the program sponsors do not make any representation nor extend any warranty for such upgrades or changes and the same are to be accepted by the winner "as-is" and without warranty. Winners are solely responsible for all applicable taxes. Efficiency Vermont or any of the program sponsors make no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the appearance or performance of any enhancements added thereto.

3. SELECTION OF WINNERS.

Winners of the Grand Prize and the Finalists will be selected through an application screening process aimed at identifying those homes that use the most energy and that can benefit the most from the installation of energy efficiency measures. Factors to be considered in selecting the Finalists include: actual past energy use, size of home and age of home. The Grand Prize will be awarded to one of the Finalists after the comprehensive energy analysis has been completed. This screening process will conclude on or around October 15, 2008, and will be performed by a program advisory committee led by the Efficiency Vermont and the Northfield Energy Action Team whose decisions are final and binding.

4. ELIGIBILITY:

YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, OWN AND OCCUPY A HOME

IN THE TOWN OF NORTHFIELD, VERMONT, BE A LEGAL UNITED STATES RESIDENT, AND MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED CONTEST ENTRY FORM. Potential winners may be required to provide proof of legal United States residency if requested by Sponsor to determine eligibility and as a condition of prize award. Employees, board members and officers of Efficiency Vermont or Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, participating contest sponsors or any companies owned by or affiliated with participating contest sponsors, advertising agencies and any other company involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of this contest, or any family or household members of such employees, board members and officers are not eligible to enter or win.

5. GENERAL:

This Contest is subject to only to the laws of Vermont and the United States. Prizes will be awarded and/or delivered only to addresses in the Town of Northfield. No substitution of prizes is offered, no transfer of a prize to a third party is permitted, and non-cash prizes may not be redeemed for cash value. Prize winners will be solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes on prizes; winners will receive an IRS Form 1099 for the retail value of the prize. All other expenses on the receipt and use of the prize not specifically mentioned herein are the sole responsibility of the winner. Any portion of a prize not accepted by a winner will be forfeited and may be awarded to another contestant at the option of Efficiency Vermont.

6. CONDUCT:

By entering this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Efficiency Vermont shall be final and binding in all respects.

These Official Rules will be posted on the Efficiency Vermont website throughout the Contest Period. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or the website; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be unsportsmanlike or disruptive, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

7. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:

Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, or for any faulty or failed electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Contest; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of the Contest; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet or the website or any combination thereof, or; (e) any injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in the Contest or download of any materials in the Contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned for reasons which may include without limitation, infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, then Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest in whole or in part.

8. WINNER NOTIFICATION:

Potential winners will be notified in person or by postal mail, email, or telephone based on the information provided on the contest entry form. The Grand Prize winner and Finalists will be required to sign and return a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), including a Liability Release clause and a publicity release within seven (7) days of the date first written on the MOA. If any of the required documents are not returned within the required number of days, or if any mail (postal or email) is returned as undeliverable without a forwarding address, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected at Sponsor's sole discretion. Any portion of a prize not accepted by a winner will be forfeited. Prize notification will only be delivered to an address within the Town of Northfield.

9. WINNER RELEASE:

All entrants, as a condition of entry into the Contest, agree to release Efficiency Vermont and participating sponsors, from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in connection with submitting an entry or otherwise participating in any aspect of the Contest, the receipt, ownership or use of any prize awarded, or while preparing for, participating in or traveling to or from any prize-related activity, or for any typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement of offering of any prize. Except for where prohibited by law, winners grant to Efficiency Vermont the right to print, publish, broadcast and use worldwide in any media now known or hereinafter known (including without limitation use online at the website) the winner?s name, address, voice, statement, picture or other likeness, without additional compensation, for public relations, advertising and promotional purposes as may be determined by Efficiency Vermont.

10. WINNERS' LIST:

For the names of the major prize winners, visit www.efficiencyvermont.com/homeenergymakeover on or after October 15, 2008.

11. SPONSORS: Efficiency Vermont and the Northfield Energy Action Team.