1.3: Energy Education and Literacy Initiative

Offer an encyclopedia of energy topics

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In 2009, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) launched Energy Explained, the Energy in Brief series and Energy Kids. Energy Explained offers an encyclopedia of energy topics. The Energy in Brief series presents a number of short articles on prominent energy issues, and Energy Kids includes energy facts, games and teacher resources. This education initiative strives to engage with a broader audience online and advance the public’s energy literacy. An Energy Education team within EIA is tasked with managing the content, adding innovative features and developing new products. In discussing the Open Energy Information (OpenEI) platform, Secretary Chu said... "This information platform will allow people across the globe to benefit from the Department of Energy’s clean energy data and technical resources. The true potential of this tool will grow with the public’s participation – as they add new data and share their expertise – to ensure that all communities have access to the information they need to broadly deploy the clean energy resources of the future.” OpenEI, along with the ScienceEducation.gov and EIA Energy Education and Literacy Initiative, are focused on transparency, collaboration, and participation and strive to provide open access to this energy information, which will spur creativity and drive innovation in the energy sector.

Stakeholder(s):

• Energy Information Administration (EIA)


• Teachers


• Kids

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