JUNO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The NextEra
Energy Foundation and NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Energy Center
have announced a $25,000 donation to
support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education
in schools in the Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, area. The donation, on behalf of Iowa's only nuclear power plant, will help
update and improve science learning in middle school
classrooms.
The funding will help the Grant Wood Area Education Agency
upgrade science kits that are used to help middle school students
get hands-on science education. The kits also help provide
materials for teachers to be able to teach children lessons related
to STEM in a fun and interactive way. NextEra Energy
representatives recently presented the funding to Grant Wood AEA at
a special ceremony at Springville Secondary School.
"NextEra Energy is committed to supporting the growth of STEM in
local schools," said Duane Arnold Energy Center Site Director
Dean Curtland. "These students are
the scientists and engineers of the future, and we're proud to
support them right here in Iowa."
"This generous donation from NextEra Energy will help us update
our science program and reach more students in Iowa," said Grant Wood AEA Science Consultant
Kathy Schultz. "The continued support of this program is an
investment in our state, and will help support Iowa's long-term workforce."
The donation was made during Nuclear Science Week, which
celebrates all the innovations and opportunities associated with
nuclear science. In addition to supporting STEM education, NextEra
Energy Duane Arnold supports more than $250
million in economic activity in Iowa each year and more than $500 million of activity in the U.S. economy.
Duane Arnold also employs 550 people
full time and numerous support staff for refueling outages and
special projects in the Cedar
Rapids area.
NextEra Energy's charitable foundation donates millions of
dollars each year to projects and programs that contribute to the
health and well-being of the communities we serve.
NextEra Energy Resources
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
(together with its affiliated entities, "NextEra Energy
Resources"), is a clean energy leader and is one of the largest
wholesale generators of electric power in the U.S., with
approximately 19,990 megawatts of generating capacity, which
includes megawatts associated with noncontrolling interests related
to NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP), primarily in 29 states
and Canada as of year-end 2016.
NextEra Energy Resources, together with its affiliated entities, is
the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and
sun. The business operates clean, emissions-free nuclear power
generation facilities in New
Hampshire, Iowa and
Wisconsin as part of the NextEra
Energy nuclear fleet, which is one of the largest in the United States. NextEra Energy Resources,
LLC is a subsidiary of Juno Beach,
Florida-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). For more
information, visit www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
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