NEBRASKA
Contact:

The NEED Project
PO Box 10101
Manassas, VA 20108
Tel: (703) 257-1117
Fax: (703) 257-0037
Email: info@need.org
Web: www.need.org

The Nebraska Public Power District has incorporated NEED into its education programs, offering NEED in-services and classroom programs across the state. NPPD’s Energy Education Team conducts workshops and provides classroom curriculum materials to interested schools.

Sponsor: Nebraska Public Power District.

NEVADA
Contact: Lisa Osorio Davis
College of Business
University of Nevada--Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 546001
Las Vegas, NV 89154
TEL: (702) 895-1367
FAX: (702) 895-4090
EMAIL: lisa.davis@ccmail.nevada.edu
WEB: www.need.org

Thanks to the work of NEED Facilitator Lisa Osorio Davis at the University of Nevada--Las Vegas, NEED workshops, training, and materials are provided to schools across the region.

Sponsors: Southwest Gas and UNLV.

New Hampshire
The NEED Project
PO Box 10101
Manassas, VA 20108
Tel: (703) 257-1117
Fax: (703) 257-0037
Email: info@need.org
Web: www.need.org

NEED is currently working to expand its programs in New Hampshire schools.

New Jersey
PO Box 10101
Manassas, VA 20108
Tel: (703) 257-1117
Fax: (703) 257-0037
Email: info@need.org
Web: www.need.org

NEED is currently working to expand its programs in New Jersey schools.

New Mexico
The NEED Project
PO Box 10101
Manassas, VA 20108
Tel: (703) 257-1117
Fax: (703) 257-0037
Email: info@need.org
Web: www.need.org

NEED programs in New Mexico keep expanding to reach more teachers and students, save school districts valuable energy dollars, and teach more students about Energy on Public Lands. The support of the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will allow for six workshops this year and NEED kits and curriculum materials for participating teachers.

Sponsors: Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico; Llano Land and Exploration; Gerald Harrington; PNM; Read and Stevens; Roswell Geological Society; Roswell Energy Library; First Roswell Company; Navajo Refining; Desk and Derrick of Roswell; Elk Oil; Hanagan Oil Corporation; South Springs Exploration; Sunvalley Energy; R.R. Hinkle Company; Roswell Independent School District; Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield, and Hensley; Cinco General Partnership; McClellan Oil Corp.; David Petroleum; David Sorenson; Gross Family Limited Partnership; McMillan Production Company; New Mexico Landmen’s Association; Armstrong Energy; Strata Production Company; Southwest Association of Division Order Analysts; Albuquerque Public Schools; Yates Petroleum; Marathon Oil; Coll Brothers Oil; Robert Gorham, II; Charles Coll, and U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

NEW YORK
New York Energy Smart Students
Contact: Todd Rogers
3900 Number Nine Road
Cazenovia, NY 13035
Tel: (800) 655-4203
Email: trogers@need.org
Web: www.need.org

In 2004, NEED was chosen by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to deliver energy efficiency, sustainable design, renewable energy, and hydrogen education programming to students and teachers statewide. The Energy Efficiency Education program is funded by New York Energy $martsm Program to train and support at least 400 teachers a year. In addition to traditional NEED programming, the program partnered with Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES (OCM BOCES) to deliver home performance contractor training to high school vocational students. With a focus on energy efficiency, this program exposes students to the field of home performance  contracting, connecting them to a growing career path and a statewide certification program.

Exciting program improvements are being implemented during the 2006-2007 school year. After many months of development, a full slate of new half-day and full-day workshops are be offered across the state.  They will be delivered by a team of 19 veteran teachers and community educators from across New York State, who were selected from a host of qualified applicants to be the New York Energy Smart Students (ESS) Program’s first Energy Educators.  This past July, the entire team of Energy Educators attended a comprehensive week-long training in program content and delivery. The Energy Institute in Albany was coordinated by a team from National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) and NYSERDA.

NEED was also awarded the Hydrogen Education Program, funded by NYSERDA, the Long Island Power Authority, and the New York Power Authority. The program trained over 100 middle teachers. As a result of the training, thousands of students throughout the state will be exposed to concepts of hydrogen energy and a hydrogen economy, initiating the process of broad-scale education on these issues. Additionally, motivated students will be able to further pursue an interest in hydrogen topics through a mini-grant program, engaging top science students in this topic and laying the groundwork for future careers in hydrogen technologies. NEED is excited about working with NYSERDA and other partners in New York, and looks forward to many years of electrifying programming.

Sponsors: New York Energy $martSM Program; NYSERDA; Long Island Power Authority, New York Power Authority, National Fuel, ConEd Solutions, The U.S. Department of the Interior, and the National Biodiesel Board.

NORTH CAROLINA
The NEED Project
PO Box 10101
Manassas, VA 20108
Tel: (703) 257-1117
Fax: (703) 257-0037
Email: aconstant@need.org
Web: www.need.org

More than 700 educators participate in NEED programs in North Carolina. Regional workshops were hosted across the state. The North Carolina Department of Administration, State Energy Office, provides support to open the program to all interested school districts in North Carolina, educating about energy and saving valuable dollars by increasing energy efficiency programs in the schools. The North Carolina schools recognized in this publication have all reached beyond their schools districts, bringing new schools to the network each year.

This year, many new renewable energy opportunities were available to North Carolina teachers. Six schools were selected to receive solar panels for their buildings as part of the North Carolina Schools Going Solar program. Dominion also provided teachers with the opportunity to attend an energy workshop at the Roanoke Canal and Trail Museum and Dominion’s Roanoke Rapids Power Station, allowing teachers to see their hydro facilities up close. Recent workshops have paired NEED with KidWind, providing teachers with in-depth training and access to kits on wind energy.

All NEED materials are correlated to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Science Curriculum Standards.

Sponsors: North Carolina Department of Administration – State Energy Office; U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service; Wake County Public Schools – EnergySavers Program; Land of Sky Regional Council; North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and Johnston County Schools.

OHIO
Ohio Energy Project
Contacts:
Columbus: Debby Yerkes, Executive Director
200 East Wilson Bridge

Worthington, OH  43085

Tel: (614) 785-1717
Fax: (614) 785-1731

Email: swenergy@infinet.com
Cincinnati:
431 Ohio Pike, Suite 210
Cincinnati, OH 45255
Tel: (513) 688-1717
Fax: (513) 528-8272

Ohio Energy Project (OEP) continues to develop new ways to promote energy education and "Kids Teaching Kids" leadership opportunities. This year a focus will be Energy Efficiency.  OEP received a grant from Ohio EPA/OEEF to provide 2,500 students with a Home Energy Efficiency Kit.  The students will learn in the classroom how to be energy efficient in their homes.  Those students will then implement the different efficiency measures in their home while they are educating their family members.  This past summer 69 teachers participated in the Energy Sources Tours visiting many of Ohio's energy sites that demonstrate the different sources, their applications and other science concepts. AEGIS (Activating & Energizing Girls In Science) has several teams of middle school girls and their teacher building Energy Bikes every summer.  The teams then return to their district to teach energy lessons using the Energy Bike. They also training other teachers in their district how to implement the Energy Bike in their classrooms. A five-year grant from Duke Energy will provide extensive programs for teachers and students in southwest Ohio schools. 

Major Sponsors: Ohio Department of Development/Office of Energy Efficiency; Duke Energy, American Electric Power; Ohio EPA/Ohio Environmental Education Fund; American Municipal Power and Member Communities; Westerville Electric Division; Worthington City Schools; Honda of America; Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition; Akron Foundation; Toyota; Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives; Martha Holden Jennings Foundation; Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation; FirstEnergy; Ohio Propane Education Research Council; U.S. Enrichment Corporation; Marathon Ashland Petroleum; Ohio Consumers Council; Industrial Energy Users; Vectren.

OKLAHOMA
The NEED Project
PO Box 10101
Manassas, VA 20108
Tel: (703) 257-1117
Fax: (703) 257-0037
Email: info@need.org
Web: www.need.org

NEED programs in Oklahoma are experiencing significant expansion with the support of Dominion in Oklahoma City and workshops in partnership with the American Association of Professional Geologists, National Energy Technology Laboratory, and American Electric Power in the Tulsa area. NEED workshops and classroom curriculum materials will be provided to participating schools and educators are sponsored to attend the NEED Energy Conferences for Educators.

Sponsors: Dominion; AEP; National Energy Technology Laboratory; SPE, and AAPG.

Oregon
The NEED Project
PO Box 10101
Manassas, VA 20108
Tel: (703) 257-1117
Fax: (703) 257-0037
Email: info@need.org
Web: www.need.org

NEED is working to expand its programs in Oregon schools.

Pennsylvania
The NEED Project
PO Box 10101
Manassas, VA 20108
Tel: (703) 257-1117
Fax: (703) 257-0037
Email: info@need.org
Web: www.need.org

NEED is working to generate interest from both state government and local energy groups to expand programs in the state.

Puerto Rico
The NEED Project
PO Box 10101
Manassas, VA 20108
Tel: (703) 257-1117
Fax: (703) 257-0037
Email: info@need.org
Web: www.need.org

Sixty teachers participated in the first Puerto Rico Energy Conference sponsored by the Puerto Rico Energy Affairs Administration. The workshop—provided in English and Spanish—allowed teachers to learn more about energy while training to use NEED materials in the classroom. Many NEED activities have been translated into Spanish and will be available on www.need.org soon.

Rhode Island
Contact: Julie Capobianco, Coordinator
Rhode Island State Energy Office
Department of Administration
One Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Tel: (401) 222-3373
Fax: (401) 222-1260
Web: www.need.org

The Rhode Island NEED Project reaches more than 300 schools thanks to the support of the Rhode Island State Energy Office and Narragansett Electric – National Grid. Schools receive NEED Energy Management for Schools kits and curriculum materials. Each of these programs, with State Energy Office support, helps schools save valuable energy dollars and learn more about energy. Conducting 12 statewide energy education workshops for teachers and students, NEED reaches out to thousands of students and teachers each year. Teachers participate in NEED Energy Conferences for Educators in the summer, and students prepare scrapbooks for entry in the Youth Awards Program. NEED’s partners arrange field trips and mentorship for students and teachers. A new solar schools demonstration at Park View Middle School showcases the NEED Schools Going Solar curriculum and research program. Teachers from all solar demonstration schools received training to use the NEED kits and materials and to be able to tie solar energy into their classrooms.

Sponsors: Rhode Island State Energy Office; Narragansett Electric—A National Grid Company, and the U.S. Department of Energy.