MT. ENTERPRISE – Tenaska Gateway Partners, Ltd., owner of Tenaska Gateway Generating Station (Tenaska Gateway) near Mt. Enterprise, has awarded a total of $16,000 in scholarships to eight graduating high school seniors in Rusk County. Each student received a $2,000 scholarship as a part of the Tenaska Scholarship Program.
The Tenaska Scholarship Program aims to recognize hardworking students in the local community and help reduce the financial burden of pursuing higher education. This is the 24th year Tenaska Gateway is awarding deserving students scholarship support. The money can be used toward two- or four-year post-secondary education programs at accredited institutions.
The 2025 recipients are:
Alesha Jackson, graduating from Carlisle High School
Berenice Reyes, graduating from Carlisle High School
Jonatan Canenquez, graduating from Henderson High School
Callen Creel, graduating from Mt. Enterprise High School
Molly Frazer, graduating from Mt. Enterprise High School
Halle Mayfield, graduating from Overton ISD High School
Caitlyn Jones, graduating from Tatum ISD High School
Kullin Tavarez, graduating from West Rusk High School
“Tenaska recognizes the transformative power of education in shaping successful futures,” said Gary Skidmore, Plant Manager at Tenaska Gateway. “By investing in these scholarships, we’re helping to develop tomorrow’s leaders and strengthen our communities.”
Tenaska, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is one of the leading independent power producers in the United States and manages scholarship programs in communities where its generating facilities are located. To date, more than $1 million in scholarships have been given out to more than 1,100 students across the country. The Tenaska Gateway Scholarship Program began during the 2001-2002 school year and has awarded $236,000 in scholarships to 229 students.
Tenaska Gateway is one of the largest taxpayers in Rusk County, contributing approximately $48.1 million in property taxes to date. In 2024, the plant injected approximately $17.8 million in salaries and payments to local contractors and vendors into the local economy. Additionally, plant employees regularly volunteer and support local community and charitable projects.
The Tenaska Gateway natural gas-fueled plant that generates 845 megawatts (MW) of electricity sold into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the MISO regional transmission organization to meet the region’s energy needs.
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 7,482 megawatts (MW) of natural gas and renewable generating facilities and throughout its history has developed, managed and/or operated approximately 23,172 MW of natural gas-fueled and renewable generation. Tenaska’s development services portfolio includes more than 41,500 MW of solar, wind, energy storage and green hydrogen projects including 11 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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