SWEPCO hosts half-price admission day at Sci-Port May 21

SWEPCO and Sci-Port celebrate National Electrical Safety Month with SWEPCO Safety Day

SWEPCO will sponsor SWEPCO Safety Day at Sci-Port Saturday, May 21, offering half-price admission. In honor of National Electrical Safety Month, special programming will be offered by SWEPCO and Sci-Port.

The AEP Foundation will present Sci-Port with a $300,000 check at 1 p.m., for funding that will help develop a traveling outreach exhibit on the science of energy.

SWEPCO Schedule of Events:

• PowerTOWN safety demonstration at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
• Louie the Lightning Bug buzzes through Sci-Port at 10:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.
• Customer Services representatives and the Energy Efficiency Department will be available for questions about safety and billing from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Sci-Port Schedule of Events:

• Watt’s Current? – Nikola Tesla and Electricity demonstration at Noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
• Hydrogen-powered cars at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Throughout the Day:

• Power Up program, with assistance from SWEPCO Arsenal Hill Power Plant engineers. The program will also include information on engineering as a career choice.
• Guests can take pictures with a lineman in SWEPCO’s photo booth in Sci-Port’s lobby.
• Guests can sign up for SWEPCO Alerts.
• Children can color a Louie the Lightning Bug mask, and the first 500 children will receive Louie antenna visors.
• Celebrate a Scientist will highlight Gustaf de Laval, who contributed to the design of steam turbines and dairy machinery.  Guests can visit the SOAR cart to receive a Gustaf de Laval trading card and complete a steam engine exercise.