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In honor of Small Business Month, Efficiency Smart is giving you a chance to help a local business get an energy efficiency boost.

Nominate a small business at the heart of your community to receive up to $3,000 in energy-saving upgrades. You’ll help them lower costs and keep doing what they do best. You might even win a gift card to the business you nominate.

How it works:

1.Nominate a standout local shop.

Submit your entry below by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2026. As a thank you, you’ll be entered to win a $50 gift card to the business you nominate (three winners will be randomly selected).

2.See the finalists.

Keep an eye on Efficiency Smart's Facebook page, where the three finalists along with voting details, will be announced when voting kicks off on Monday, June 15.

3. Celebrate the Best of the Block!

The first, second, and third place businesses will be announced on Monday, June 29. The first-place winner will receive $3,000 toward energy-saving upgrades.

Winners will receive:

First-place: $3,000 toward energy efficiency upgrades
Second-place: $2,000 toward energy efficiency upgrades
Third-place: $1,000 toward energy efficiency upgrades”

Your name

Your Email (We will use this to contact you if you are one of the $50 gift card drawing winners)

Select your electric utility (must be a customer of a utility that participates in Efficiency Smart to be eligible to win a gift card)

Choose a utility below

Name of the business you are nominating

What town is the business located in? (Businesses must be located in a community that participates in Efficiency Smart to be eligible)

Why does this business deserve to be named the Best of the Block? (optional)

Sign up for Efficiency Smart's newsletter (optional)

See contest rules and details