Texas Co-op Power magazine, in conjunction with Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, will launch the 2010 “Co-op Teens Power Texas” video contest on Monday, Feb. 8. The teen video contest offers students $4,000 in cash prizes for videos about renewable energy, which will be accepted through Friday, April 9.

“Co-op Teens Power Texas” is a statewide competition open to high school students residing with a parent or legal guardian in a household served by an electric cooperative. Participating students, either working alone or in a group, will create a one- to three-minute video providing information about a developing area of renewable energy.

The first-place winner will receive $1,500. If there is school sponsorship for the winning entry, the school will receive $1,000. The second-place video will receive $500. Four runners-up will each receive $250 for exemplary achievement in one of the four judging categories: Creativity, Educational Value, Youth Appeal, and Technical Quality.

For rules, entry forms and information on how to submit the video go to www.texascooppower.com under the “Co-op Teens Power Texas” contest link.

To see the 2009 winning video, submitted by Pedernales Electric Cooperative member and Canyon Lake High School senior Ray Brown, go to Texas Co-op Power magazine’s YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/TXCOOPOWER.

For additional updates about the contest, become a “Fan” on Texas Co-op Power magazine’s Facebook page, by logging into Facebook, and then searching “Texas Co-op Power magazine.”

Texas Co-op Power magazine is a monthly publication circulated to 1.2 million electric cooperative members in Texas.