The New Mexico Solar Energy Institute (NMSEI) education program has attempted to influence teachers to increase the quantity and quality of teaching about renewable energy sources and their uses. Since 1982, the program has used the following methods for influencing energy education: a newsletter for educators; conference and classroom presentations for children, their teachers, and preteachers; development and distribution of a curriculum package for an adult education course; distribution of instructional materials; participation in a national energy education day project; and the donation of laboratory equipment. Each of these program activities is described. Also described is the evaluation of several program components, including: (1) the newsletter (asking how many people read each copy, which sections of the newsletter are most useful, and if teachers use its suggested activities in the classroom), with results based on 207 responses out of 1,000 included with the fourth issue of the first column of the newsletter; and (2) the curriculum package with content related to a solar home, based on 39 surveys (86 were mailed) returned by students who completed the course. Overall, these and the other program activities have been successful in increasing teaching about renewable energy. (JN)