The Youth Energy Summit is a community partnership between the LegiSchool Project, Lodi Electric, and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). Now in our 5th year, YES is designed for high school juniors and seniors from the Sacramento and Lodi areas and focuses on California's energy future.

This year's theme is The Business of Being Green. Interested students must submit an application and attend a two day interactive training event in January focused on developments in green energy, technology and sustainability. After the January event students break into teams of 3-5 students and create a business that fulfills a need in their community relative to green energy, technology, or sustainability. Students will present their projects to a panel of judges in April 2013 at the State Capitol for a chance to win scholarships ranging from $250 -$1000.

APPLY NOW for this exciting opportunity!

Important dates

• November 15, 2012: Application postmark deadline.
• January 25 -26, 2013: Youth Energy Summit event at SMUD (Sacramento).
• February 15th: Business Plan Forms DUE! Email to: thorall@csus.edu
• April 26, 2013: Youth Energy Summit presentations at the State Capitol.

Participant guidelines

• Students must participate as part of a student team and all team members must attend the same high school. A team is defined as 3 - 5 students.
• Each participating high school is limited to two team entries (no more than 10 students total).
• Students must attend both days of the January Summit event to be eligible for a scholarship award.
• Each student team must have a mentor. A mentor can be a teacher, parent, or community leader.

Business Plan Form (PDF) (Word Doc) DUE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 15th! Please email the form as a PDF document to thorall@csus.edu