Fremont Students Win Scholarships By Helping Local Businesses

FREMONT, CA — Last month, the City of Fremont was proud to recognize 17 high school students for their efforts in “Kilowatt Smackdown,” an energy savings program sponsored in partnership with the nonprofit organization Green Impact Campaign (GIC) and organized by Mission San Jose High School student Anika Sharma.

Through the program, Fremont high school students visited local businesses to conduct energy assessments and identify energy saving opportunities. The students formed teams, competing against each other to complete the most energy assessments. GIC provided the students with all of the training and tools they needed to complete the assessments, and students gained real world leadership skills to create a more sustainable environment.

Business owners were provided with customized savings reports, referrals to utility rebates, and information on how to become a certified Bay Area Green Business.

In addition, the top teams earned prizes, and all participants earned official certificates and service hours for their schools.

Between Oct. 2 and Nov. 23, 2016, students assessed a total of 481 local businesses. Savings identified through the assessments include 3,162,000 kilowatts of energy, 260,000 gallons of water, and $637,000 in utility bill reductions.

The top student teams were:

• Life Hertz (226 assessments): Students Hubert Chen, Christopher Ho, Vivian Lin, and Clayton Tran from Washington High School. Winner of $1,000 scholarship (sponsored by City of Fremont) and Tesla-branded apparel

• Team Watts Up (210 assessments): Students Neeti Dhomsa, Nikki Sisodia, and Thiviya Sri Indran from Mission San Jose High School. Winner of $500 scholarship (sponsored by Opterra Energy Services) and Tesla-branded apparel

• Team Adventure (28 assessments): Students Shriya Rana, Sahana Sridhar, and Sachi Tolani from Mission San Jose High School. Winner of $250 scholarship (sponsored by California Environmental Solutions, LLC) and Tesla-branded apparel

“The City would like to congratulate the winning teams and thank all of the students who participated in the Kilowatt Smackdown competition. Assessing nearly 500 businesses within just a seven-week time period was an amazing feat, demonstrating the considerable impact that motivatedFremont youth can have on our climate,” said City of Fremont Sustainability Coordinator Rachel DiFranco. “I look forward to seeing additional student-driven sustainability initiatives such as these in the future, and encourage all Fremont residents to act on climate by visitingFremont.gov/GreenChallenge.”

--Announcement and photo via City of Fremont

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