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A Diverse Group of Companies with a Shared Vision of a Transformed Grid

ABB Inc. is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 109,000 people.

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture’s Utilities Industry group collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global capabilities, and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help our utilities clients improve their performance. With over 30 years of experience working with electric, gas and water companies, and more than 7,500 Utility industry professionals worldwide, Accenture currently works with over 300 clients in 43 countries and serve 83% of the Global Fortune 500 utilities.

Aegis Technologies develops specific hardware/software solutions to protect the control systems that run U.S. industries. Aegis provides the only security and performance upgrade solution for new and legacy control systems; extending the life of legacy systems; delaying the need for costly equipment replacement; improving speed, efficiency and diagnostics; and allowing companies to meet NERC CIP cyber security standards.

American Electric Power is among the largest electric utilities in the US, with more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP owns nearly 38,000 megawatts of US generating capacity and the nation’s largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network. AEP’s utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas). AEP’s headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.

Alcatel-Lucent designs, develops and markets Ambient Smart Grid™ communications technologies and equipment. Utilizing proprietary, open standards-based technologies along with in-depth industry experience, Ambient provides utilities with solutions for creating smart grid communication platforms and technologies. Headquartered in Newton, MA, Ambient is a publicly traded company.

Ambient Corporation designs, develops and markets Ambient Smart Grid™ communications technologies and equipment. Utilizing proprietary, open standards-based technologies along with in-depth industry experience, Ambient provides utilities with solutions for creating smart grid communication platforms and technologies. Headquartered in Newton, MA, Ambient is a publicly traded company.

Arcadian Networks is the first broadband wireless carrier for utilities and industries with dispersed assets in rural areas. The Arcadian Networks solution creates a private digital network that allows network participants to collect and monitor data from distant locations in real-time. In the electrical utility market, for example, Arcadian's network will enable new "smart grid" applications such as two-way communications, distributed generation, network topology, remote equipment monitoring and self sensors, and predictive reliability. With this network, electric utilities can shave their peak load, or better manage the demand for electricity during peak periods, potentially saving millions of dollars.

Autodesk is the global leader in 2D and 3D design solutions for utility and plant assets including power plants, transmission and distribution networks, and facilities control devices. Autodesk is focused on providing utilities with standards-based, model-driven design solutions that enable accurate and complete design data to be leveraged across the design-build-operate-maintain lifecycle. Autodesk’s Collaborative Project Management (CPM) solutions help utilities efficiently manage these increasingly complex design and construction projects across their ecosystem of design and build contractors.

AREVA T&D Automation & Information Systems, a business unit of AREVA T&D, provides high-performance protection and control equipment, a complete array of instruments and measurement products as well as a full line of substation management, energy management and energy markets solutions.

Austin Energy, is a community-owned electric utility and a department of the City of Austin, Texas. Austin Energy powers the capital city of Texas through a diverse generation mix, which includes nuclear, coal, natural gas and renewable energy sources. Austin Energy created the top performing renewable energy program in the nation. It owns the nation’s first and largest green building program, and is home to one of the nation’s most comprehensive residential and commercial energy efficiency programs.

BC Hydro, is one of North America's leading providers of clean, renewable energy, and is the largest electric utility in British Columbia serving 94 per cent of the province's population. BC Hydro is committed to providing reliable power, at low cost, for generations. This is being achieved by encouraging conservation, upgrading and reinvesting in BC Hydro’s heritage assets, as well as working with independent power producers to meet British Columbia's energy needs now and into the future.

BCIT, As the largest Post-Secondary Institution in the lower-mainland, BCIT has embarked on an exciting research initiative at its Burnaby campus, in Burnaby, BC. Inspired by BC Government's recently announced Green Energy Plan, BCIT is in the process of designing and constructing BC's very first Intelligent Power Micro-Grid to enable Utilities and researchers to work together to develop architectures, protocols, configurations and models of the evolving Intelligent Grid with the view to charting a “path from lab to field” for innovative and cost-effective technologies and solutions for British Columbia’s (and Canada's) evolving Smart Electricity Grid.

Beacon Power Corporation designs and develops advanced products and services to support stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation. The company is working to commercialize its patented flywheel energy storage technology to perform frequency regulation services on the grid. Beacon’s Smart Energy Matrix, now being demonstrated on a scale-power level in two states, is a prototype for a non-polluting, megawatt-level, utility-grade flywheel-based solution that would provide sustainable frequency regulation services. Beacon is a publicly traded company with its research, development and manufacturing facility in the U.S.

The Bonneville Power Administration, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Energy. BPA serves the Pacific Northwest through operating an extensive electricity transmission system and marketing wholesale electrical power at cost from federal dams, one non-federal nuclear plant and other nonfederal hydroelectric and wind energy generation facilities.

Cellnet+Hunt is the leading provider of advanced metering, energy-efficiency, and infrastructure communication systems to electric, gas and water utilities worldwide. Cellnet+Hunt offers a wireless fixed data communication network for automated solutions such as Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Automated Meter Reading (AMR), Distribution Automation (DA), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)..

CenterPoint Energy is the third largest publicly traded natural gas delivery company in the U.S. with 3 million natural gas customers in six states. CenterPoint Energy is also the nation's third largest combined electricity and natural gas delivery company, with more than 5 million metered electric and natural gas customers. CenterPoint Energy provides electricity transmission and distribution service for the Houston metropolitan area and natural gas distribution service in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. CenterPoint owns and operates two interstate pipelines, gathers natural gas, and provides maintenance and technical services to third-party clients.

Cisco Systems is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are essential to the successful operation of businesses of every size, and to service providers, governments, and homes around the world. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make these networks possible - giving individuals, companies, and countries easy access to information anywhere, at any time. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that networked business solutions provide.

ClickSoftware, is the recognized leader in driving decision-making processes and helping service organizations get the most out of their resources. ClickSoftware offers a full range of software solutions, as well as a host of implementation, educational, and support services-all aimed at helping service organizations complete more calls per day, week, month, and year. Job completion is the lifeblood of any service organization, and ClickSoftware's technology and expertise are at the heart of the most successful service operations around the world. ClickSoftware's customers represent a cross-section of leaders in the utilities, telecommunications, computer and office equipment, home services, and capital equipment industries.

CMEA Ventures is a venture capital firm with a clear focus on life sciences, high technology, and energy and materials investments. CMEA typically invests in companies that have cutting edge and highly differentiated technology at their core and the potential to transform their industries.

Con Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. [NYSE: ED], one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies, with $12 billion in annual revenues and approximately $25 billion in assets. The utility provides electric, gas and steam service to more than 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, New York.

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s second-largest electric and natural gas utility, providing service to more than 6 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 counties in the Lower Peninsula. Consumers Energy is the principal subsidiary of Jackson-based CMS Energy Corporation. Consumers Energy provides electric service to 1.8 million customers and serves 275 cities and villages in 60 counties. Consumers Energy provides natural gas service for heating and other uses to more than 1.7 million customers in 47 of the 68 counties in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. It serves an area that includes 215 cities and villages.

Constellation Energy is a Fortune 200 competitive energy company based in Baltimore, Md. Constellation is one of the nation’s leading suppliers of competitive electricity to large commercial and industrial customers, as well as one of the nation’s largest wholesale power sellers. Constellation is a major generator of electricity with a diversified fleet of power plants strategically located throughout the United States.

Cooper Power Systems engineers and manufactures medium- and high-voltage electrical equipment, components, and systems that deliver reliable electric power to homes, industries, businesses, and institutions worldwide. Through its Energy Automation Solutions group, which includes Cannon Technologies and Cybectec Inc. Cooper Power Systems is also a leader in providing software, communications and integration solutions that enable customers to increase productivity, improve system reliability, and reduce costs.

CSC As one of the world’s largest providers of technology-enabled business solutions and services, CSC helps government and commercial customers achieve excellence through world-class information technology, business operations and engineering solutions. CSC’s on-target solutions help our government customers maximize the value, effectiveness and efficiency of their operation in order to support the warfighter, protect the homeland and serve the public. For almost half a century, government customers have counted on CSC to deliver strategic thinking and innovative solutions for mission support. CSC’s 91,000 dedicated professionals in more than 50 countries deliver results when and where customers need them.

Current Communications Group, LLC is the nation's leading provider of Broadband over Powerline (BPL) solutions and services to electric distribution companies worldwide. The CURRENT™ BPL portfolio includes BPL network equipment, software solutions and CURRENT Smart Grid Services, which are electric utility applications that enable real time management of the electric grid. CURRENT is also a fully integrated communications service provider offering high performance broadband Internet services to consumer and business users over existing electric power lines and in-home electric wiring.

Duke Energy is a diversified energy company with a portfolio of natural gas and electric businesses, both regulated and non-regulated, and an affiliated real estate company. Duke Energy supplies, delivers and processes energy for customers in North America and selected international markets.

EKA Systems is the premier global provider of reliable, Internet-enabled wireless device networking technology for monitoring, control, and integration of the utility and energy infrastructure. EkaNet™ is an embedded wireless network technology platform that is capable of delivering value to and from virtually any network device. Organizations that are using Eka Systems technology include utility companies, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and systems integrators.

Energy Insights provides energy industry executives with research-based advisory and consulting services that enable energy companies to maximize the business value of their technology investments, minimize technology risk through accurate planning, benchmark themselves against industry peers, adopt industry best practices for business/technology alignment, make more informed technology decisions and drive technology-enabled business innovation.

The EnergySolve Companies provide a complete array of demand side energy information and management services. EnergySolve LLC provides detailed energy information to multi-facility customers through its web-based Utility Bill Analysis and Reporting (UBAR) system, audits utility bills, finds the best tariffs, and procures energy for Customers. EnergySolve Demand Response specializes in technologies that are both energy efficient and demand responsive (including wireless, dimmable lighting controlled over the internet). Nxegen, an EnergySolve Company, provides real-time energy information and load management services to municipal, commercial, and industrial customers utilizing its state-of-the-art wireless network solutions.

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) was established in 1973 as an independent, nonprofit center for public interest energy and environmental research. EPRI brings together members, participants, the Institute's scientists and engineers, and other leading experts to work collaboratively on solutions to the challenges of electric power. These solutions span nearly every area of electricity generation, delivery, and use, including health, safety, and environment. EPRI's members represent over 90% of the electricity generated in the United States.

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) designs and develops the world's leading geographic information system (GIS) technology. ESRI’s technology helps fight forest fires, determine new national boundaries during peace negotiations, find promising sites for fast-growing companies, rebuild cities around the world, support optimal land-use planning, route emergency vehicles, monitor rain forest depletion, contain oil spills, and perform countless other vital tasks every day.

General Electric is a diversified technology and services company dedicated to creating products that make life better. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, medical imaging, television programming and plastics, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs 300,000 people worldwide.

GridPoint, Inc., a leading clean tech company, is the pioneer of an innovative smart grid platform, an intelligent energy management system that aligns the interests of electric utilities, consumers and the environment through an intelligent network of distributed resources that controls load, stores energy and produces power.

HP, is a world leader in Business Technology Solutions. Building on decades of innovation and leadership in enterprise technology, HP has assembled the most complete technology portfolio to enable organisations to lead business growth, reduce costs and mitigate risks, whilst at the same time reducing the environmental impact. HP has over 30 years experience of the Utilities industries and, together with our business partners, provides industry solutions that optimise the Smart Grid in areas such as SCADA, AMI, billing, business intelligence and analytics, security and compliance.

IBM, one of the largest services and technology companies worldwide, strives to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics.

Ice Energy® is an energy technology company focused on energy storage and advanced cooling and refrigeration products and technologies.

Itron From solid-state meters and automated meter reading technology to enterprise-wide software platforms and real-time analytic applications, Itron provides a uniquely comprehensive portfolio of products and services for energy and water providers around the world. Itron’s offerings allow them to collect more detailed, reliable and timely data; analyze it in meaningful ways; and use it to make informed decisions that optimize the delivery and use of energy and water.

KEMA provides business and technical consulting, operational support, measurement, inspection, testing and certification services to more than 500 energy and utility clients worldwide. KEMA’s 1,500 professionals dedicated to the energy and utility industry include leading authorities and innovators in energy and utility technologies, markets, and business and management processes. KEMA’s combination of expertise helps clients make decisions and implement programs that contribute to profitability, enhance reliability, and meet growing standards for sustainability. Founded in 1927, KEMA delivers a comprehensive range of integrated services that address each link in the energy chain from generation to the meter.

Lockheed Martin Corporation, an advanced technology company. As a lead systems integrator and information technology company, the majority of Lockheed Martin's business is with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. federal government agencies. Lockheed Martin is the largest provider of IT services, systems integration, and training to the U.S. Government. The remaining portion of Lockheed Martin's business is comprised of international government and some commercial sales of our products, services and platforms.

MainNet Communications is a leading provider of broadband powerline (BPL/PLC) systems and solutions, enabling Intelligent Broadband Access and Smart Grid applications over any electrical network. MainNet offers flexible and customizable end-to-end broadband access solutions controlled by a feature-rich, Web-based network management system. MainNet is a leader in bringing the vision of Smart / Intelligent Grids to reality.

Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Midwest ISO We are an independent, nonprofit organization that supports the constant availability of electricity in 15 U.S. states and Manitoba. This is carried out by ensuring the reliable operations of 94,000 miles of interconnected high voltage power lines that support the transmission of 100,000+ MW of energy in the Midwest, by administering one of the world's largest energy markets, and by looking ahead to identify improvements to the wholesale electric system. The Midwest ISO was approved as the nation's first regional transmission organization (RTO) in 2001 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana with operations centers in Carmel and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Milsoft Utility Solutions has served the electrical utility industry for more than two decades. The original WindMil®, the leading T&D grid analysis system, has grown into a comprehensive solution suite including PORCHE and Telelink interactive voice response, DisSPatch® outage management, Milsoft Unplugged mobile viewer and WindMilMap GIS. Milsoft offers utilities unparalleled software and support for planning and operating an electric utility. Milsoft leads its industry with a customer base of more than 1,000 electrical utilities, educational institutions and consultants in the United States and abroad.

National Grid is an international energy delivery company. In the U.S., National Grid delivers energy to approximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island, and manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority. National Grid is the largest power producer in New York State, owning 6,650 megawatts of electricity generation that provides power to over one million LIPA customers and supplies roughly a quarter of New York City's electricity needs. It is also the largest distributor of natural gas in the northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a DOE Office of Science laboratory that solves complex problems in energy, national security, the environment and life sciences by advancing the understanding of physics, chemistry, biology and computation. PNNL also performs research for other DOE offices as well as government agencies, universities, and industry to deliver breakthrough science and technology to meet national needs. PNNL employs 4,200 staff, has a $725 million annual budget, and has been managed by Ohio-based Battelle (www.battelle.org) since the lab's inception in 1965.

Progress Energy headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 250 energy company with more than 21,000 megawatts of generation capacity and $9 billion in annual revenues. The company will observe its 100th anniversary in 2008. Progress Energy includes two major utilities that serve more than 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. The company is the 2006 recipient of the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Award, the industry's highest honor, in recognition of its operational excellence. The company also is the first utility to receive the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for customer service. Progress Energy serves two fast-growing areas of the country, and the company is pursuing a balanced strategy for a secure energy future. That balance includes aggressive energy efficiency programs, investments in renewable energy technologies and a state-of-the-art electricity system.

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is New Jersey’s oldest and largest regulated gas and electric delivery utility, serving nearly three-quarters of the State’s population. The utility provides safe, highly reliable service to 2.1 million electric customers and 1.7 million gas customers in a territory that spans 2,600 square miles. The utility also provides appliance repair services, business relocation assistance programs, and energy conservation programs. PSE&G is the winner of the ReliabilityOne Award for superior electric system reliability. PSE&G is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG), a diversified energy company.

PJM Interconnection ensures the reliability of the high-voltage electric power system serving 51 million people in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. PJM coordinates and directs the operation of the region’s transmission grid, which includes 6,038 substations and 56,070 miles of transmission lines; administers the world’s largest competitive wholesale electricity market; and plans regional transmission expansion improvements to maintain grid reliability and relieve congestion.

RockPort Capital Partners is a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in and supporting the most promising entrepreneurs and technologies in the Energy and Power, Advanced Materials, and Process and Prevention sectors.

SAIC is a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets. With more than 43,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide, SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical challenges requiring innovative solutions for customers' mission-critical functions. SAIC had annual revenues of $7.8 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2006. SAIC: FROM SCIENCE TO SOLUTIONS™

SAP AG is the world's largest business software company and the third-largest software supplier overall. Founded in 1972 as Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing, SAP has a rich history of innovation and growth that has made it the recognized leader in providing collaborative business solutions for all types of industries -- in every major market. Organizations of all sizes can use SAP solutions to reduce costs, improve performance, and gain the agility to respond to changing business needs. The company, headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, employs more than 38,400 people in more than 50 countries, and serves more than 36,200 customers worldwide.

San Diego Gas & Electric is a full-service utility that currently serves 3.4 million consumers through 1.3 million electric meters and more than 825,000 natural gas meters. The utility’s service area spans 4,100 square miles and serves customers in more than 125 communities from southern Orange County to the Mexican border. SDG&E is a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy® (NYSE: SRE). Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company.

SensorTran is the world leader in fiber optic-based Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) solutions that enable optimized transmission of energy. SensorTran strongly supports the vision of Smart Grid. Power cable temperature monitoring is a critical component of grid automation. With real time temperature data, utilities can extend the useful life of power cables and optimize how they manage circuit loads under dynamic conditions. SensorTran also has extensive experience with deploying fiber cables in both new installations and retrofit situations. In addition to power cable monitoring, SensorTran provides solutions for downhole oil & gas, pipelines, storage tanks and vessels, and environmental monitoring..

Serveron asset condition assessment and management tools are critical to utilities in improving grid reliability while optimizing the management and economics of their asset base. Smart-grid technology provider Serveron develops, delivers and supports on-line transformer monitor products, as well as diagnostic services, that are helping restructure the way utility assets are managed. Headquartered in Hillsboro, OR, Serveron serves electric power providers in the United States and around the world.

Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution (PTD) is one of the world leaders in the transmission and distribution field. Siemens PTD manufactures, supplies and services power transmission and distribution equipment and energy service solutions to electric utilities, independent power producers, power generation facilities and other energy-intensive industries.

Site Controls provides technology and services that continually monitor the performance of electric utility assets. Serveron’s products and services monitor the operating condition and changes in performance of critical transmission and distribution equipment. Through the use of comprehensive proprietary technology and high-speed communications, indications of developing problems are communicated immediately to the appropriate utility personnel. Information provided allows them to make appropriate and timely operations and maintenance decisions. This helps to avoid dangerous and costly failures while optimizing maintenance schedules. Serveron's technologies address asset characteristics that have traditionally been difficult or impossible to measure.

SmartSynch makes advanced metering easy for electricity service providers. From C&I to residential wireless metering systems, SmartSynch create solutions that enable utilities to reduce operating costs, improve customer service, and offer conservation incentives.

Telvent is the company that delivers IT for a sustainable and secure world through high value-added products, services and integrated solutions in the energy, transportation, environment and public administration industry segments, as well as global IT services. Telvent enables the efficient and secure real-time management of operational and business processes for industry-leading companies worldwide.

Tendril enables true 21st century energy efficiency by establishing a dialogue between consumers and their energy providers. Tendril's Residential Energy Management System (REMS) is an open, extensible and standards-based energy ecosystem that seamlessly connects “Smart” consumer devices (like thermostats and outlets) to existing utility back office applications, allowing consumers and energy companies to communicate, collaborate and create — Smart Energy for Life.

Tollgrade is a leading provider of hardware and software network assurance solutions for the global telecommunications and cable broadband industries. Tollgrade products enable telco and cable operators to efficiently manage their networks in an age of increased competition, continually evolving technology and ongoing pressure to control or reduce costs.

TVA is the nation’s largest public power company, with 33,000 megawatts of dependable generating capacity. Through 158 locally owned distributors, TVA provides power to nearly 8.5 million residents of the Tennessee Valley. TVA has been improving the quality of life in the Tennessee Valley through its threefold mission of providing affordable and reliable power, promoting sustainable economic development, and acting as a steward of the Valley's natural resources.

Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) is a global trade association dedicated to creating a favorable business, regulatory, and technological environment for companies that own, manage, or provide critical telecommunications systems in support of their core business. Founded in 1948 to advocate for the allocation of additional radio spectrum for power utilities, UTC has evolved into a dynamic organization that represents electric, gas, and water utilities; natural gas pipelines; critical infrastructure companies; and other industry stakeholders.

ZIV, USA, Inc. designs and manufactures high-quality, innovative Digital Protection, Control, Metering, and Communications products for Substations, Power Lines, and Electrical Power Machines. ZIV is a pioneer in integrated protection and control systems with 15 years experience in integration and automation. Nowadays the company is comprised of five manufacturing units, 2 engineering service units, and 4 international subsidiaries with products and projects in over 80 countries. Of recent addition, ZIV established a non-profit research center for Smart Energy Grids with 40 engineers and near $10 million investment. The center is actively involved in collaborative international projects with utilities, universities, and other research centers.