Error in scoring affects Solar Decathlon affordability results

U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon organizers have corrected the Affordability Contest results after discovering a minor error in the scoring spreadsheet calculations. Although they do not change overall competition standings, the corrected numbers have changed the outcome of the Affordability Contest. Purdue, originally announced as one of two tied for first, dropped to second place in the contest. They change dropped their score by less than a point (.785). Read more.