MT. ENTERPRISE – Tenaska Gateway Partners, Ltd., owner of Tenaska Gateway Generating Station, an 845-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fueled power plant near Mt. Enterprise, Texas, is now accepting applications for the Tenaska College Scholarship Program. Students from Rusk County high schools are eligible to apply. The program will award eight $2,000 scholarships.
Tenaska, an energy company based in Omaha, Nebraska, manages scholarship programs in communities where its power-generating facilities are located. To date, the company has awarded more than $1 million in scholarship funds nationwide.
“We are excited to offer this opportunity to promising students in our community,” said Gary Skidmore, Plant Manager for Tenaska Gateway. “Our goal is to support students who aspire to further their education beyond high school by alleviating some of the financial burden of higher education.”
Candidates must be high school seniors graduating in the spring of 2025 who plan to enroll in an undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school.
Scholarship information, including criteria and applications, is available online at tenaska.com/plantscholarships or through school guidance counselors. To be considered, applications must be submitted by March 7.
Recipients will be chosen based on a variety of criteria including academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, and financial need. A committee at Tenaska headquarters will select the scholarship recipients and announce the winners in the spring.
Tenaska, an energy company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, formed Tenaska Gateway Partners, Ltd. to build, own and operate the Tenaska Gateway Generating Station. Today, Tenaska Gateway Partners is comprised of affiliates of Tenaska, and Tyr Energy, Inc. Affiliates of Tenaska serve as the managing partner and operator.
Consistently ranked among Forbes’ List of America’s Largest Private Companies, Tenaska is a leading energy company with business operations that span the energy value chain. Tenaska Marketing Ventures (TMV) and Tenaska Power Services Co. (TPS) are among the largest natural gas and electric power marketing companies in North America. The company has an operating fleet of 7,700 megawatts (MW) of natural gas and renewable generating facilities and throughout its history has developed, managed and/or operated approximately 22,128 MW of natural gas-fueled and renewable generation. Tenaska’s development services portfolio includes more than 28,887 MW of solar, wind and energy storage projects including 10 carbon sequestration projects capable of storing 50 million metric tons of CO2 per year. Tenaska seeks investment opportunities to allocate its capital into generation assets nationwide. For more information, visit www.tenaska.com.
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