GDF SUEZ Subsidiary Helps Pennsylvania Customers Prepare for Electricity Choice

Energy Provider InvitesPennsylvania Business Leaders to Attend Workshop on
Upcoming Changes to Electricity Service in the Pennsylvania Power and Light
Territory
HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail energy business of GDF SUEZ Energy
North America, will host an educational workshop on June 11, 2009, at the Hotel
Hershey in Hershey, Pennsylvania to discuss upcoming changes to the sourcing of
electricity in the Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL) territory. The panel
discussion, which also will stream online via a Webinar, will provide GDF SUEZ
Energy Resources customers and commercial and industrial businesses in the
territory the unique opportunity to learn from a panel of industry experts about
customer choice as Pennsylvania makes the transition from regulated rates to
customer choice competitive rates in 2010.

Current PPL rates are set at levels established in 1996, when Pennsylvania
passed the "Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act." The Act
provides customers the opportunity to buy their electricity requirements from a
competitive supplier rather than only from the local utility. The Act froze PPL
customers' electricity rates at 1997 costing levels, requiring the maintenance
of such rates through the end of 2009.

Customers in the PPL territory will be faced with significant changes to
electricity rates at the beginning of next year, while also being given the
opportunity to select a competitive provider and a variety of products that can
be tailored to their operation or business needs. The complimentary workshop and
luncheon will begin at 11:00 a.m. and will feature four industry experts who
will address the Pennsylvania electricity market and what business consumers can
expect from the changes taking place at the end of this year. Speakers include:

* Bob Wilson, President and CEO, GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, will open the
workshop with brief remarks on the current state of the PPL territory.
* Eric Matheson, Chief Policy Advisor to the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission Chairman, will discuss retail market rules and the goals of the State
of Pennsylvania insupporting customer choice.
* Edward Toppi, Vice President of Retail Services, Customized Energy Solutions
Ltd., will discuss PJM market basics, the Reliability Pricing Model (RPM)
construct fordetermining capacity costs.
* David Braun, PJM Vice President, GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, will discuss
national and regional market forces/economic impacts on supplying the retail
market and how GDF SUEZ Energy Resources structures products and pricing.

"GDF SUEZ Energy Resources wants to provide timely information to the business
community to help them make informed decisions regarding the purchase of
electricity," said Braun. "With so many changes coming to the Pennsylvania
market, it`s important the decision-makers are aware of what exactly will change
and how the changes will affect their business. We have brought together some of
the most knowledgeable experts in the area to educate business consumers about
these important issues before the changes occur."

To learn more about the GDF SUEZ Energy Resources PPL workshop and to register
online, visit
http://www.suezenergyresources.com/invite/Web_Mailer3/PAmailer3.html.
Registration closes on June 2, 2009.

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources currently serves commercial and industrial customers
in 11 markets: Delaware, Texas, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C. The company
serves over 40,000 customer accounts, mainly with commercial and industrial
customers having peak demands ranging from 50 KW to more than 200 MW, for a
total contracted load of 7,150 MW.

To learn more about GDF SUEZ Energy Resources, visit www.rediscoverenergy.com or
call 1-866-999-8374.

About GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc.:

GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. manages a range of energy businesses in the
United States, Mexico, and Canada, including electricity generation and
cogeneration, natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) distribution and
sales, asset-based trading and origination, and retail energy sales and related
services to commercial and industrial customers.

GDF SUEZ Energy North America owns and/or operates a total of 72 power,
cogeneration, steam, and chilled-water facilities, including those in
construction, representing a capacity of 7,750 MW of electricity generation, 6.0
million pounds per hour of steam, and 41,973 tons per hour of chilled water. The
company`s wholly owned subsidiary, Distrigas of Massachusetts, owns and operates
an LNG receiving terminal in Everett, Massachusetts, which began operations in
1971 and currently serves most of the gas utilities in New England and key power
producers, meeting approximately 20 percent of New England`s annual gas demand.
In addition, GDF SUEZ Energy North America has an offshore LNG import facility
under construction off the coast of Massachusetts.

GDF SUEZ Energy North America is part of the international energy group, GDF
SUEZ.

GDF SUEZ Energy North America
Julie Vitek, 713-636-1962
julie.vitek@gdfsuezna.com

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