Alliance to Save Energy’s
PowerSave Schools Program
Empowering Students, Generating Change
Program Description
PowerSave Schools is a comprehensive program for K-12 schools that
educates students about energy efficiency, demand response, renewable
energy, and green careers, empowering them to take action to reduce
energy consumption at their schools. The program goals are to:
• Strengthen student learning by integrating energy topics into
curriculum, particularly in science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM), using buildings as learning laboratories to create a deep
understanding of energy’s links to the environment and economy.
• Engage students as advocates for energy efficiency in their homes
and communities. After executing energy-saving activities in their
schools, students have the confidence and knowledge to champion
energy efficiency in the larger community.
• Build pathways to green jobs. Introduce students to careers in
energy efficiency and sustainability, exploring potential
jobs and career pathways and understanding academic
requirements.
Students from the Corona-Norco
Unified School district participate in
a Study Energy Audit Training.
This program is a real ‘no brainer’ and is
serving as our way of taking energy
• Save energy and lower school energy costs through nocost behavior and operational changes, to achieve average
annual savings between five and 15 percent.
Program Approach
• Provides a Road Map to Success: The program provides a
Road Map Guide that links lesson plans and activities to
support energy education and reducing energy costs at
school.
conservation to the next level
by developing meaningful
curriculum that has a real emphasis
on energy conservation and alternative
energy systems.
Jeff Boone
Energy Manager
Murrieta Valley Unified School District
• Uses a Team Approach: Teachers, students, and facilities staff work together to achieve the
joint goals of student learning, energy savings, and outreach.
• Hands-on Curriculum: PowerSave lesson plans are project-based and aligned to K-12 state and
national learning standards.
School Energy
Audits
Recent
Events
Students identify
where energy is
wasted or used
unnecessarily during
peak hours and
formulate a plan for
immediate energy
savings.
Energy Hog
Assemblies
Students learn how to
tackle energy hogs on
their campus through
an interactive
assembly!
Community
Outreach
From home energy
efficiency surveys to
school board
presentations,
students share their
energy knowledge
with their community
Exploring Green
Careers
Students explore green
careers through field
trips, guest speakers
and research projects.
Participating Schools/Districts 2011-2012
Each year, Southern California Edison (SCE) supports schools to
participate in the program for one to two years. Participating
schools are selected based on their interest in the program and
their location within SCE’s service territory. After the first year in
the program, the district selects schools to participate in a second
year, and the Alliance selects, through an application process, a
few schools that have “graduated” from the program to continue
as “mentor” schools
Arcadia Unified School District (1st year schools): Baldwin
Stocker ES, Camino Grove ES, Highland Oaks ES, Holly Avenue ES,
Longley Way ES, Dana MS, First Avenue MS, Foothills MS, Arcadia HS
Students from the Newport Mesa Unified School
District, test out their energy auditing tools in
their PowerSave Toolkit.
Centinela Valley Union High School District (1st year schools):
Hawthorne HS, Leuzinger HS, Lawndale HS, Lloyde HS
Chino Valley Unified School District (Mentor schools): Borba ES, Buena
Vista
Corona-Norco Unified School District (1st year schools): Barton ES, Cesar
Chavez Academy, Corona Ranch ES, Coronita ES, Eastvale ES, Harada ES, Home
Gardens ES, Parkridge ES, Wilson ES, Ramirez Intermediate School, Raney
Intermediate School, Centennial HS, Coronoa HS, Santiago HS, Norco HS. (2nd
year schools): John Adams ES, Susan B Anthony, Eisenhower ES, Franklin ES,
Garretson ES, Norco ES, Orange ES, Vandermolen ES, Vicentia ES, Washington
ES, El Cerrito MS, Auburndale Intermediate School, Kennedy HS, Roosevelt HS
La Habra City Unified School District (1st year schools): Arbolita ES, El
Cerrito ES, Ladera Palma ES, Las Lomas ES, Las Positas ES, Sierra Vista ES,
Walnut ES, Imperial MS, Washington MS
Los Angeles Unified School District (1st year schools): Bonita ES, Carson
Street ES, Towne Avenue ES,Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet,
Madison ES, Avalon Gardens ES, Caroldale Learning Community, Benjamin
Banneker Special Education Center
PowerSave Schools 2011-2012 Success
Book features success stories from 65
participating schools.
Newport-Mesa Unified School District (2nd year schools): Newport ES, Whittier ES, Costa Mesa HS. (Mentor
School): Mariners ES
Contact Information:
Jo Tiffany
Senior Director Education
Alliance to Save Energy
1624 Franklin Street, Suite P
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 451-4075
[email protected]
Nina Perez.
WE&T Connections Program Manager
Southern California Edison
6042A Irwindale Ave
Irwindale, CA 91702
626-302-0511
[email protected]