Smart Grid Industry Leaders Hold D.C. Summit on Technology, Consumers Costs, New...

Smart Grid Industry Leaders Hold D.C. Summit on Technology, Consumers Costs,
New Energy Legislation

What: A National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid will be held
in Washington, DC on July 13 and 14. Roundtable discussions by Utilities,
Policy Makers, Technology Companies, and other stakeholders will provide
insights on new policy and business options to reduce rising peak electricity
use and create a cleaner, more reliable and less costly electricity system.
Demand response and Smart Grid are seen by many experts as key to supporting
greater levels of energy efficiency and renewable energy, and thus key to
addressing climate change.

When: July 13 and 14 (Monday and Tuesday)

Where: Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC

Agenda: www.smartgridtownmeeting.com

Who: Presented by the U.S. Demand Response Coordinating Committee (DRCC), a
non-profit organization focused on education and outreach on demand response
and smart grid.

Speakers Include:
-- Congressman Jay Inslee (D-WA)
-- Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
-- Garry Brown, Chairman, New York State Public Service Commission
-- Dan Reicher, Director, Energy and Climate Change, Google
-- Jon Arnold, Managing Director, Worldwide Power and Utilities,
Microsoft

-- Richard Sergel, President and CEO, North American Electricity
Reliability Corporation (NERC)

More information about the U.S. DRCC is at
http://www.demandresponsecommittee.org/.

CONTACT: Dan Delurey, Executive Director, +1-202-441-1420 (cell), or Kara Saul
Rinaldi, Government/Media Relations, +1-202-276-1773 (cell), both of U.S. DRCC

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- July 13/

SOURCE U.S. Demand Response Coordinating Committee