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Contact:
Angie Townsend (Raleigh/Durham)
(919) 836-2321
adtownsend@scana.com
Jodie Roberts-Smith (Gastonia/Asheville)
(704) 834-6427
jroberts-smith@scana.com
July 23, 2004 - Gastonia, N.C. - PSNC Energy has launched EnergeticMinds.com, a new interactive Web-based resource that offers educational opportunities and activities.
Energeticminds.com was designed for students, parents and teachers. The site offers lesson plans and learning activities for the classroom. Students can find science project ideas, study tools and energy-related content, while parents are provided techniques for getting involved in their child’s education and have access to a running list of educational attractions and current events available in their community.
"The feedback from teachers at PSNC Energy homework centers suggested that preparation time is one of their biggest challenges," said Tara Bianco, e-business strategy manager. "To help address that need, we designed EnergeticMinds.com to be an online community where teachers can benefit from the knowledge of their professional peers by sharing lesson plans and teaching tools.”
Another innovative feature of the site is The Trading Post, which serves an interactive platform for teachers to post requests for special classroom materials and supplies. Area businesses and individuals can support their schools by fulfilling such requests.
PSNC Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCANA Corp, is franchised to serve a 28-county service area in North Carolina and distributes natural gas to nearly 400,000 winter-peak customers in 96 cities and communities including the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill areas in the north central part of the state; the Concord, Statesville, Gastonia, and Forest City areas in the Piedmont; and the Asheville, Hendersonville, Brevard, and Sylva areas in the western part of the state. More information about PSNC Energy is available through the company’s web site at www.psncenergy.com.
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