(Albuquerque, NM) – Alvarado Elementary School parents may be seeing big changes in their fifth graders as they learned energy savings tips from PNM this week. From unplugging unused video game chargers to turning off lights when they exit rooms, the PNM Home Works Program taught students about electricity and how to use it wisely at home.

The PNM Home Works Program delivers hour-long interactive classroom presentations in the spring and fall. These presentations give students an understanding of energy production and conservation through a mix of games, experiments and activities.

After the classroom presentations students are provided with a home energy efficiency kit that includes exercises that students can perform with their families, and energy efficient devices including a high efficiency showerhead and shower timer, kitchen and bathroom faucet aerators, and a LED night light and LED bulbs.

"This is a great way for the children in our communities to learn about electricity," said Sharon James, Manager of Energy Efficiency Programs for PNM. "PNM Home Works teaches the positive impacts of saving energy in their own homes and throughout their lives."

This year, the Home Works Program will be presented in almost 70 classrooms throughout the PNM service area.

In 2024, this program helped customers save approximately 3 million kWh which is equivalent to approximately 400 average households.

For more information on the program, or if you're interested in having The Home Works Program in your school, visit www.PNM.com/Student-Programs.