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Supporting Our Member Communities <br /> V V A su000rtstho <br /> corn munIties wo sorve, <br /> Utility customer needs are changing and will continue to evolve. To meet <br /> these needs, MMPA offers programs and services designed to provide <br /> value to our members' customers. <br /> Energy Education <br /> 2,500 students participated in the Agency's lesson ranging from the concept of energy and <br /> 2015 Energy Education Program. This unique energy sources to how a power plant, such as <br /> educational experience provides students with FEP, generates electricity and provides power <br /> the opportunity to learn first-hand about power to local homes and businesses. <br /> generation and about their local utility. For schools not easily accessible to FEP, <br /> The Program aligns with Minnesota's 4th Grade the Agency offers an in-school education <br /> Science Standards and focuses on how energy assembly, developed and presented by MMPA <br /> is generated, transmitted, and used. Students in partnership with the Science Museum of <br /> learn these concepts through MMPA's Energy Minnesota. These educational events help bring <br /> Education Workbook, interactive tours, and interactive energy learning opportunities to more <br /> in-school assemblies. students throughout our member communities. <br /> A key component of the Energy Education <br /> Program is the Faribault Energy Park (FEP) <br /> Tour Event. While visiting the 300 MW capacity Energy Education <br /> natural gas facility, students are able to view <br /> the control room, steam turbine, on-site wind „ <br /> turbine, and solar array. During the month of ' '> f <br /> �► <br /> May, fourth graders attend the Tour Event and r" n ; , ' <br /> rotate through educational stations located <br /> throughout the facility and its wetlands park. < , <br /> Each station focuses on a specific energy <br /> 2015 MMPA Annual Report 17 <br />