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AGENDA TITLE: Presentation Regarding the 2015 Youth Energy Summit
MEETING DATE: June 17, 2015
PREPARED BY: Business Development Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Presentation regarding the 2015 Youth Energy Summit.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Lodi Electric, in partnership with Roseville Electric, Sacramento
Municipal Utility District and Turlock Irrigation District, proudly
sponsored the seventh annual Youth Energy Summit (YES). The
YES is an event primarily for area high school juniors and seniors and is focused on California's energy
future. The theme of this year's event, "Powering Our Plate: Agriculture, Food and Energy Sustainability,"
introduced high school students to green energy, technology and sustainability concepts. Student teams
from Lodi and Tokay High Schools attended the two-day interactive training event held in January at the
Roseville Electric Utility Exploration Center. Participating schools also included Ceres, EI Camino,
George Washington Carver, Grant Union, Laguna Creek, Mira Loma, San Juan, and West Campus High
Schools.
Students then returned to their respective communities with the assignment to develop a project that
fulfills a need in the community relative to green energy, energy conservation, or sustainability. On
May 1, 2015, a total of seven teams returned to present their projects to a panel of judges and compete
for college scholarships, ranging from $500 to $1,100 per team member.
The four -student team from Tokay High School competed with their "Solar Powered E-Ponics" project.
The project included an automated, self-monitoring hydroponics system which grows plants in nutrient -
rich water without soil. The judges selected Tokay's project for first place, with each of the students
receiving a $1,100 college scholarship. The students and their mentor are being recognized this evening
for their accomplishment.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable.
APPROVED:
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Adam Brucker
Business Development Manager
en-SchwabAuer, City Manager