Awardees were honored from among hundreds of Connecticut students who submitted projects promoting sustainability, energy efficiency, and clean and renewable energy.

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West Hartford student Elizabeth Johnson was recently honored as a winner in the 21^st Annual eesmarts Student Contest.

Presented by Energize Connecticut in partnership with Eversource and Avangrid subsidiaries, United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas, the eesmarts Student Contest invited Connecticut students in grades K-12 to showcase their energy smarts. Participants chose from a variety of project formats based on their grade level, including poems, essays, posters, billboard advertisements, comic strips, Energy-Saving Superhero Characters, social media posts and more.

Elizabeth, a fifth grader at Bugbee Elementary School, won second place for her Energy Saving Superhero Character – Super Sue-lutions. Super Sue-lutions helps the environment by helping homeowners and renters identify their home’s energy performance and providing them with energy-saving solutions, such as installing insulation.

Elizabeth Johnson of West Hartford (left) holds her certificate. Courtesy photo

More than 380 students throughout Connecticut submitted projects for consideration. Thirty-five entries from 21 schools in 23 Connecticut communities were selected as this year’s finalists.

Finalists attended an awards ceremony on May 12, 2026, at the Connecticut Science Center and received their prize and certificate.

For more information on the student contest and the eesmarts program, please visit www.EnergizeCT.com/eesmarts.

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