Nine schools within the NES territory have received grants from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) through its School Uplift Program. Bellevue Middle School, Crieve Hall Elementary School, Glencliff High School, KIPP Academy Collegiate High School, KIPP Academy Nashville, Jere Baxter Middle School, Roy Waldron Elementary School, Mt. View Elementary School and Tennessee Nature Academy were all awarded $10,000 each.
School Uplift is a 12-month behavior-based energy management training program developed with the State of Tennessee’s Energy Efficient Schools Initiative. It helps public school districts make smart energy choices that improve the classroom learning environment and save money through decreased energy use. The program comes at no cost to the schools.
Participating schools have seen a multitude of benefits, including a 10% annual energy cost reduction, average annual savings of $13,000, enhanced ventilation, brighter classrooms, and new LED lighting, amongst other benefits. Studies show that energy efficiency upgrades and improved ventilation and filtration help keep students and teachers healthy by enhancing indoor air quality. LED lighting upgrades brighten up the classroom, lift energy levels, improve focus and increase student productivity and test scores.
In addition to the nine Metro Nashville Public Schools, 90 other schools received funding, totaling $2.3 million in overall grant awards for 2024-25. Since School Uplift launched, 225 schools have completed the program, and TVA has awarded $7.87 million in grants to schools across the valley. To keep the momentum going, TVA is investing over $3 million per year in School Uplift grants. Local power company partners are already signing schools up for the 2025-26 school year, and private schools are now eligible to apply.
NES is proud to partner with TVA to support schools in making a lasting impact. For more information on School Uplift, click here.
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