Clean Energy Career Fair at CVTC
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | Energy Education Center | Chippewa Valley Technical College
We're excited by the interest in this event and are now at full capacity. Please contact us via email at hjahr@slipstreaminc.org to join the waitlist.
We invite you and your students to join us and our partners this fall for an exploration of energy careers. The energy industry is experiencing rapid growth and there is a rising demand for people with expertise in energy-related fields. Sponsored by Xcel Energy, the Clean Energy Career Fair will allow attendees to explore careers from electric power distribution to energy efficiency through a series of exciting hands-on demonstrations and stations. At our seven unique stations, students and educators will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with promising career paths and how they can shape the future. The stations will be offered concurrently for 25-minutes each to keep students engaged and interested throughout the day. We hope to see you there!
Who: High school and middle school students
What: Clean Energy Career Fair, sponsored by Xcel Energy
When: Tuesday, October 28, at 9:00 a.m.
Where: Energy Education Center, 4000 Campus Road, Eau Claire, WI
Cost: FREE (water stations and lunch provided!)
8:45 – 8:55 a.m.: Bus drop off
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.: Welcoming remarks in EEC Commons
- Xcel Energy
- CVTC
- Slipstream
9:30 – 9:40 a.m.: Transition to first station
9:40 – 10:05 a.m.: Rotation 1
10:10 – 10:35 a.m.: Rotation 2
10:40 – 11:05 a.m.: Rotation 3
11:10 – 11:35 a.m.: Rotation 4
11:40 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.: Lunch – Sponsored by Focus on Energy
12:20 – 12:45 p.m.: Rotation 5
12:50 – 1:15 p.m.: Rotation 6
1:20– 1:45 p.m.: Rotation 7
1:55 – 2:10 p.m.: Closing remarks in the EEC Commons
2:15 p.m.: Buses load
- Electrical Power Distribution Demonstration hosted by CVTC
- Gas Utility Demonstration hosted by CVTC
- KidWind Activity hosted by Wisconsin’s K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)
- HVACR Demonstration hosted by CVTC
- Electric Vehicle Demonstrations hosted by CVTC
- Energy Auditing Activity hosted by Focus on Energy
- Thermal Imaging Drone Workshop hosted by Chippewa Falls Senior High School Green Team
Other Resources
- Apply to CVTC
- Learn more about Xcel Energy
- Explore Energy Modeling with Sketchbox!
- Slipstream’s free, browser-based tool helps students see how energy efficiency impacts building performance. Sketchbox runs on seamlessly on Chromebooks with no downloads required and fits naturally into Tech Ed and science classes.
- Thanks to Xcel Energy, educators can access free lessons and one-on-one sessions to bring real-world building science into the classroom.
- Learn more or contact Dave Vigliotta at dvigliotta@slipstreaminc.org