The Electric Program is coordinated through the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and sponsored by: Duke Energy, Dominion Energy, and NC Assoc. of Electric Cooperatives.
The 4-H Electric Program is an informal hands-on youth program conducted by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and its professional 4-H agents and volunteer adult leaders located in all 100 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Youth learn about the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism, renewable energy technologies, and energy conservation. Youth learn many life skills while participating in this program, but also generate more enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
- Electric Program Overview
- Electric Congress Delegate Criteria and Program Awards
- Electric Congress Leader Responsibilities
- 2024 Electric Program Overview (pdf)
- Electric Awards Overview (ppt)
- Magic of Electricity
- Electric Presentations
Projects and Resources
Electric Congress Career Fair Video Links
- Duke Energy Lineman
- Women Fulfilling Careers in the Energy Industry
- Technology Applications in the Energy Industry
Kits and Projects
- 2025 Electric Project Kit (Super LED Flasher) and Other Activities
- 2026 Electric Project Kit Request Form
- 2025 Super LED Flasher Kit Assembly Guide (pdf)
- Solar Car Kit Vendor
Electronic Supply Vendors & Soldering Information
- Soldering and Troubleshooting Tips
- Basic Soldering Technique
- Electronic Supplies (soldering irons, etc.)
Common Forms
Agent Resources
- Project Records Adult Volunteer Training (ppt format*)
79th Annual 4-H Electric Congress
Event Registration (4-HOnline) is open until May 1st.
Date: July 14 -16, 2026
Location: TBD
- 2025 Electric Congress Program
- 2025 Electric Congress Delegate letter
- 2025 Bus Schedules
- Edenton to UNC-Wilmington (Camden, Gates, Dare, Edgecombe, Craven, Pamlico)
- Asheville to UNC-Wilmington (Madison, Henderson, Mitchell, Yancey, Buncombe, Rutherford, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell, Alexander, Lincoln, Anson, Union, Robeson, Hoke, Scotland)
- Yadkinville to UNC-Wilmington (Surry, Yadkin, Davidson, Forsyth, Rowan, Cabarrus, Rockingham, Franklin, Chatham, Wilson, Wayne)
- 2025 Evaluation Link
- 2025 Additional Donor Addresses
- 2025 Donor Addresses
Forms (Hard copies not required. Registration is through 4-HOnline.)
- Delegate Registration and Reporting Forms
- Medical Form (pdf format*)
- Code of Conduct Form (pdf format*)
- 4-H media release form (pdf format*)
The Way We Were...
Electric Congress Photo Archives
Date 1937
The N.C. 4-H Electric Program is steeped in the states extension history. It dates back to the days when extension electrification demonstration programs were essential to the success and development of rural America and its farms. The demonstration trailer shown below was widely used in 1937 to demonstrate how electricity could be use in the home and on the farm.
Date 1950-60
Back in the day Electric Congress was known as the Farm and Home Electric Congress.
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| award winners 1950 | 1960 club members giving a demonstration |
Date 1940-1950
Library of congress electricity posters from the early 1940-1950's.
President Roosevelt issued an executive order that created the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). May 20, 1936, Congress passed the Rural Electrification Act. The REA was part of a relief package designed to stimulate an economy still in the grip of the Great Depression.
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Contact:
Grant Ellington
Extension Associate Professor
NC State University
Bio & Ag Engineering
Campus Box 7625, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27695-7625
PHONE: (919)-515-6793
FAX: (919) 515-6772
grant_ellington@ncsu.edu
