Students get creative to showcase their energy knowledge and promote sustainability, energy-efficient technologies, and energy conservation  

BOSTON, Mass. (September 3, 2020) – Eversource recently honored Claypit Hill Elementary School student Caroline Kiernan as a finalist in the 7th annual Eversource Student Challenge. The contest encourages Massachusetts K-12 students to develop projects, based on their grade-level, to highlight the importance of various energy-saving measures. Submissions range from designing billboards and writing news articles to creating superhero characters and showcasing persuasive images.

“These young students have tremendous ideas for saving energy and really show a passion for making this world a better place to live,” said Eversource Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Penni Conner. “Eversource is proud to sponsor this educational opportunity, which aligns with our mission to build a clean energy future through energy-efficient innovation. We’d like to offer our congratulations to all of the winners and our support as they continue practicing energy-saving measures.”

Caroline took second place in the 5th grade category for her creation of The Upgrader, a superhero who upgrades homes to “save the maximum level of energy” by sealing air leaks, insulating hot water pipes, and more.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eversource updated the challenge this year to allow students to submit their projects through an online platform, and a congratulatory video was created to announce this year’s winners. Eversource received 241 entries and selected 47 Massachusetts students as finalists. Amazon gift cards were awarded to the winners in each grade.

To view the congratulatory video, please visit https://www.eversourceinschool.com/winners-east/. For more information about the annual Student Challenge, visit the website at: eversourceinschool.com/challenge/.