NEED Event

On December 1st, NEED and Shell teamed up to provide another fantastic day of energy education activities for 60 teachers from the greater Houston area. The workshop was held in…

Did you know that the state of Hawaii has set a goal that by the year 2040, 100% of the state’s energy needs will come from renewable sources? That’s a…

By Barry Scott “Green Technology” is a non-profit initiative designed to inform government efforts toward sustainability, providing a forum in which government officials can communicate with those in the private…

Ninety-four hard hats filed eagerly through the hallways of NRG’s Long Beach generation station last month, cameras poised and questions ready. “How much electricity is generated here?” “Does this provide…

What better time to host NEED’s annual National Energy Conference for Educators than following on the heels of downtown Long Beach’s 3-day electrical black-out? Glad the electrical grid was a…

Students in the greater Philadelphia region have become energy experts through their involvement in a local grant program called PEEP. The PECO Energizing Education Program, (PEEP) is a grant program…

By Barry Scott Twenty-four teams totaling more than 500 students met on May 8 and 9 at historic Rancho Seco park south of Sacramento for the fourth annual Northern California…

Cassie Chesson, Program Assistant at The NEED Project Think outreach at NEED only involves teachers and students? Think again! This spring NEED wrapped up its 12th year hosting the Energy…

In downtown Dallas, it was a fun-filled day as Energy Future Holdings welcomed their staff’s curious children. On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, children went to work with their parents for…

Busloads of excited students headed to Frankfort, Kentucky on Thursday to attend the Kentucky NEED Youth Awards Luncheon. One hundred and eighty-six students from eighteen schools received recognition for an…