Iowa Energy Poster Contest

The 2010 contest is underway! As of mid-November we have already received 20 excellent posters and can't wait to see more great Iowa artwork!

Click here to see a PDF of the 2009 winning posters.

CONGRATULATIONS!

The Iowa Energy Poster Contest, sponsored by the CEEE and the Iowa Energy Center, gives Iowa teachers a method for incorporating energy concepts into their curriculum. By recognizing participants who create an educational poster about energy efficiency/conservation techniques or alternate/renewable energy technologies for Iowa, we hope to educate students on wise energy use and its effect on the environment and economy. The contest encourages students to put their knowledge about energy efficiency into practice. Some teachers compile the energy posters into an energy calendar.

Posters are solicited from elementary students (grades 1-6) across the state. More than 2,000 entries are often submitted. Two winners are selected from each grade. They receive a $100 savings bond and are honored in a formal ceremony at the end of the academic year. Judges are representatives from the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, the Iowa Utility Association and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Participants focus their posters on one or both themes that are relevant to Iowa's current status as an importer of almost all of our primary energy. The themes are energy efficiency/conservation or alternate/renewable energy resources. It is estimated that Iowa's economy could save $5 billion with better practice of energy efficiency techniques or by developing or harnessing home-grown renewable sources.