TVA Children’s Website, tvakids.com, Focuses on Energy Efficiency

February 6, 2008

Teaching children about energy efficiency is now center stage on tvakids.com, TVA’s Web site for school children.

The interactive site features tips on conserving energy at home and school, as well as ways for families and communities to get involved. From tvakids.com, parents can take TVA’s online home energy audit and receive a free conservation kit.

“It is important to encourage behavioral changes in energy use early in life, and we know kids can be a big influence on their parents,” said TVA President and CEO Tom Kilgore. “By using electricity more efficiently, our customers can help us make a difference in reducing our electricity consumption and in meeting our region’s energy needs as economically as possible.”

TVA met the highest demand for electricity ever during the winter season as cold winter temperatures increased power use across the region in January.

TVA and local power distributors are providing a free energy efficiency kit to Tennessee Valley consumers who complete a do-it-yourself home energy audit. The kits and the new tvakids.com are part of TVA’s effort to help inform the public about energy efficiency while helping consumers save energy and save money on their electric bills.

Information on the do-it-yourself home audit is also available on tva.com and energyright.com.

The tvakids.com site features an educational game called “Power Bandit.” By playing different games to beat the energy bandit, students can learn about electricity generation, safety and efficiency.

Students and parents can also use tvakids.com for links to science fair ideas and energy conservation projects. Teachers can access curriculum materials and links to more information on science and energy.

Video “field trips” on the site provide a first-hand look at Buffalo Mountain Wind Farm near Oliver Springs, Tenn., and numerous solar generating sites across the Tennessee Valley.

The site will have additional updates and information added. All users may take an online survey and offer suggestions how TVA can improve the site.

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