The Tennessee Valley Authority announced that 106
schools across its Southeast region will have more money back into their budgets and
cleaner air thanks to over $3 million in grants for energy and learning environment
upgrades. The awards include $210,000 to North Calloway Elementary School, as well as grants to Camden and Fulton County Schools.
These grants are awarded as part of TVA’s nationally recognized School
Uplift program – which has saved participating schools an average of 10% on their
energy bills annually through behavioral changes alone. When combined with energy
savings from grant-funded upgrades, this year’s participants will save an estimated 9
GWh of energy or the amount of electricity used by 1,241 homes in one year.
Thursday’s live online announcement was attended by thousands of students
and administrators who were eager to learn their school’s grant amount. The grants
ranged from $10,000 to $400,000 and were awarded on the score each school achieved
by cutting their energy waste, engaging their school community, and a needs-based
assessment that determined which school buildings could achieve the greatest energy
savings.
“TVA and our 153 local power company partners have worked to make a positive
impact on the communities we serve, and we are especially proud of the impact of our
School Uplift program since children are our most important asset,” said Monika
Beckner, vice president, TVA Energy Services and Programs. “Reducing energy costs
makes more dollars available for educational purposes and improving the quality of the
learning environment for both students and teachers helps give every child the
opportunity to succeed.”
In 2021, TVA launched the School Uplift program to invest in students’ futures
by offering energy efficiency training and grants that not only reduce energy costs but
improve the quality of the learning environment. To date, TVA has invested $7.87 million
and Tennessee’s Energy Efficient Schools Initiative has invested $2.4 million to help 225
schools save on their energy bills. In March, TVA’s School Uplift program was named an
ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, the highest level of EPA recognition for partners
that excel at energy management and meet various criteria, such as demonstrating best
practices and organization-wide energy savings.
The 2024-2025 School Uplift program will kick off this summer with up to 120
new schools enrolled and, on their way, to saving energy and helping students across
the Valley thrive.
School Uplift is one of many TVA programs focused on improving outcomes for
students in the region. Since 2018, TVA with support of its partners, has provided nearly
$6.5 million in education grants supporting over 600,000 students develop STEM skills
and promoted financial skills by managing one of the largest student investment
programs in the nation.
Learn more about TVA’s School Uplift program at
Editor’s Note: State of Tennessee’s Energy Efficient Schools Initiative partnered with
TVA and has invested over $2.5 million in School Uplift grant winners to support
Tennessee schools. Below is the list of winning schools and grant amounts. Contact
your school’s principal for a quote and more information about the program.
School Amount City State Local Power Company
BARKLEY BRIDGE
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Hartselle AL Hartselle Utilities
HARTSELLE JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL $10,000 Hartselle AL Hartselle Utilities
HAZEL GREEN HIGH
SCHOOL $210,000 Hazel Green AL Huntsville Utilities
HOLLYWOOD
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Hollywood AL North Alabama Electric Coop
(NAEC)
SCOTTSBORO
JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL
$210,000 Scottsboro AL Scottsboro Electric Power
Board
NEW HOPE MIDDLE
SCHOOL $25,000 Dalton GA North Georgia Electric
Municipal Cooperative
BENTON
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$25,000 Benton KY Benton Electric System
TODD COUNTY
CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL
$10,000 Elkton KY Pennyrile Electric
SOUTH TODD
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Guthrie KY Pennyrile Electric
FULTON COUNTY
ELEMENTARY
MIDDLE SCHOOL
$10,000 Hickman KY Hickman Electric System
GRAVES COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL $10,000 Mayfield KY Mayfield Electric & Water
Systems
BUTLER COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL $10,000 Morgantown KY Warren Rural Electric
Cooperative Corporation
NORTH CALLOWAY
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$210,000 Murray KY West Kentucky Rural
Electric Coop
CHANDLER’S
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$25,000 Russellville KY Pennyrille Electric
ITAWAMBA
ATTENDANCE
CENTER
$10,000 Fulton MS Tombigbee Electric Power
Association
FAIR ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $10,000 Louisville MS East Mississippi Electric
Power Association
LOUISVILLE
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Louisville MS Louisville Utilities
NANIH WAIYA
SCHOOL $10,000 Louisville MS East Mississippi Electric
Power Association
WINSTON-LOUISVILLE
CAREER &
TECHNOLOGY
CENTER
$10,000 Louisville MS Louisville Utilities
NOXAPATER
ATTENDANCE
CENTER
$10,000 Noxapater MS East Mississippi Electric
Power Association
SALTILLO PRIMARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Saltillo MS Tombigbee Electric Power
Association
CHUCKEY DOAK
MIDDLE SCHOOL $10,000 Afton TN Greeneville Energy Authority
WHITE PLAINS
ACADEMY $10,000 Algood TN Upper Cumberland Electric
Membership Corporation
ANTIOCH MIDDLE
SCHOOL $10,000 Antioch TN Nashville Electric Service
(NES)
COLE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $25,000 Antioch TN Nashville Electric Service
(NES)
UPPERMAN MIDDLE
SCHOOL $10,000 Baxter TN Upper Cumberland Electric
Membership Corporation
BRIGHTON
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$25,000 Brighton TN Southwest Tennessee Electric
Membership Corp
ANDERSON
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Bristol TN Bristol Tennessee Essential
Services
TENNESSEE MIDDLE
SCHOOL $10,000 Bristol TN Bristol Tennessee Essential
Services
CAMDEN
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$25,000 Camden TN Benton County Electric
DEFEATED CREEK
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Carthage TN Upper Cumberland Electric
Membership Corporation
CELINA K-8 $10,000 Celina TN Tri-County Electric
Membership Corporation
CHATTANOOGA
SCHOOL OF ARTS
AND SCIENCES
$410,000 Chattanooga TN EPB
LOOKOUT VALLEY
MIDDLE HIGH
SCHOOL
$10,000 Chattanooga TN EPB
CHUCKEY
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Chuckey TN Greeneville Energy Authority
CLARKRANGE HIGH
SCHOOL $410,000 Clarkrange TN Volunteer Energy
Cooperative
CANDY’S CREEK
CHEROKEE
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Cleveland TN Cleveland Utilities
JERE WHITSON
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Cookeville TN Cookeville Electric
SEQUATCHIE
COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL
$10,000 Dunlap TN Sequachee Valley Electric
Cooperative
FINLEY ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $10,000 Finley TN Dyersburg Electric System
UNION GROVE
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$25,000 Friendsville TN Fort Loudon Electric
LIBERTY CREEK HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Gallatin TN Cumberland Electric
Membership Corporation
GORDONSVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Gordonsville TN Upper Cumberland Electric
Membership Corporation
GLENWOOD
EDUCATIONAL
CENTER
$10,000 Greeneville TN Greeneville Energy Authority
TUSCULUM
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Greeneville TN Greeneville Energy Authority
MIDTOWN
EDUCATION
CENTER
$10,000 Harriman TN Rockwood Electric Utility
HIXSON MIDDLE
SCHOOL $10,000 Hixson TN EPB
EAST ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $10,000 Humboldt TN Humboldt Utilities
HUMBOLDT JR SR
HIGH SCHOOL $410,000 Humboldt TN Humboldt Utilities
STIGALL PRIMARY
SCHOOL $10,000 Humboldt TN Humboldt Utilities
ALEXANDER
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Jackson TN Jackson Energy Authority
JACKSON CENTRAL
MERRY EARLY
COLLEGE HIGH
SCHOOL
$10,000 Jackson TN Jackson Energy Authority
ROSE HILL SCHOOL $10,000 Jackson TN Jackson Energy Authority
YORK ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $10,000 Jamestown TN Volunteer Energy
Cooperative
SOUTH SIDE
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$25,000 Johnson City TN BrightRidge
CHEROKEE MIDDLE
SCHOOL $10,000 Kingston TN Rockwood Electric Utility
MIDWAY HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Kingston TN Volunteer Energy
Cooperative
DOGWOOD
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Knoxville TN Knoxville Utility Board (KUB)
HALLS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $10,000 Knoxville TN Knoxville Utility Board (KUB)
NORTHSHORE
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Knoxville TN Knoxville Utility Board (KUB)
LEXINGTON HIGH
SCHOOL $25,000 Lexington TN Lexington Electric System
HILHAM
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Livingston TN Upper Cumberland Electric
Membership Corporation
RICHLAND HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Lynnville TN Pulaski Electric
MARTIN MIDDLE
SCHOOL $10,000 Martin TN Weakley County Municipal
Electric System (WCMES)
MONTVALE
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Maryville TN Alcoa Electric Department
WARREN COUNTY
MIDDLE SCHOOL $10,000 McMinnville TN McMinnville Electric Service
AMERICAN WAY
MIDDLE SCHOOL $10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
AURORA
COLLEGIATE
ACADEMY
$10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
CROSSTOWN HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
FAIRLEY HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
G W CARVER
COLLEGE AND
CAREER ACADEMY
$10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
GARDENVIEW
ELEMENETARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
HILLCREST HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
PREPARATORY
CHARTER SCHOOL
$10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
MEMPHIS STEM
BUSINESS ACADEMY $10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
NORRIS
ACHIEVEMENT
ACADEMY (DBA
AIRWAYS)
$10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
SCENIC HILLS
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
STAR ACADEMY $10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
WOODDALE MIDDLE
SCHOOL $10,000 Memphis TN Memphis Light, Gas and
Water
MICHIE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $25,000 Michie TN Pickwick Electric Coop
MINOR HILL SCHOOL $10,000 Minor Hill TN Pulaski Electric
BURKS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $10,000 Monterey TN Volunteer Energy
Cooperative
WEST GREENE HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Mosheim TN Greeneville Energy Authority
WEST ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $10,000 Mt. Juliet TN Middle Tennessee Electric
BRADLEY ACADEMY $10,000 Murfreesboro TN Middle Tennessee Electric
HOLLOWAY HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Murfreesboro TN Middle Tennessee Electric
CROFT MIDDLE
SCHOOL $10,000 Nashville TN Nashville Electric Service
(NES)
HARPETH VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Nashville TN Nashville Electric Service
(NES)
HEAD MIDDLE
MAGNET SCHOOL $10,000 Nashville TN Nashville Electric Service
(NES)
HUME-FOGG HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Nashville TN Nashville Electric Service
(NES)
JONES ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $10,000 Nashville TN Nashville Electric Service
(NES)
NORTHVIEW MIDDLE
SCHOOL $10,000 Newbern TN Newbern Electric, Water and
Gas
ONEIDA MIDDLE HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Oneida TN Plateau Electric Cooperative
HERMITAGE SPRINGS
SCHOOL $10,000 Red Boiling
Springs TN Tri-County Electric
Membership Corporation
RICKMAN
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Rickman TN Upper Cumberland Electric
Membership Corporation
RIDGEVIEW
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Rockwood TN Rockwood Electric Utility
RUTLEDGE
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Rutledge TN Appalachian Electric Coop
HANCOCK COUNTY
EARLY LEARNING
CENTER
$10,000 Sneedville TN Powell Valley Electric
IVY ACADEMY HIGH
SCHOOL $10,000 Soddy-Daisy TN EPB
IVY ACADEMY
MIDDLE SCHOOL $10,000 Soddy-Daisy TN EPB
SKILLERN
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Soddy-Daisy TN EPB
SODDY ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL $10,000 Soddy-Daisy TN EPB
SOUTH FULTON
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 South Fulton TN Weakley County Municipal
Electric System (WCMES)
SOUTH FULTON
MIDDLE-HIGH
SCHOOL
$10,000 South Fulton TN Weakley County Municipal
Electric System (WCMES)
NORTHFIELD
ELEMENETARY
SCHOOL
$10,000 Sparta TN Caney Fork Electric
WHITE COUNTY
MIDDLE SCHOOL $10,000 Sparta TN Sparta Electric & Public