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SMALL BUSINESS
GDF SUEZ Subsidiary Sponsors “Caps Off” Program Hosted by WITF-TV
Program Will Provide Insight into Pennsylvania’s Energy Rate Cap Removal
Business Wire
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail energy business of GDF SUEZ
Energy North America, today announced it is co-sponsoring WITF-TV’s
“Caps Off” program, airing Wednesday, November 25
th at 8:00
pm. This public forum will provide Pennsylvania viewers with advice and
information regarding the elimination of electricity rate caps on
January 1, 2010 in Pennsylvania Power and Light’s (PPL) service
territory. The informative discussion will re-air on December 26
th
and January 2
nd at 3:00 pm and also be available for viewing
via WITF’s Web site,
www.WITF.org.
The “Caps Off” forum is part of WITF’s 15-month initiative to update and
empower Pennsylvania consumers in light of the current energy rate cap
removal scheduled to take place in January. The campaign consists of
several media components and, for this particular forum,
Smart Talk
host Nell McCormack Abom will moderate. Panelists include:
- James Cawley, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
- Sonny Popowsky, PA Consumer Advocate
- David DeCampli, President of PPL Electric Utilities
- Andrew Kleit, Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics, Penn State
“We are very thankful to have the support and input of our sponsors,
panelists and audience at our public forum,” said Cara Fry, Vice
President of Content and Production for WITF. “Our goal is to clearly
define for Central Pennsylvanians all options regarding electricity
choice while promoting energy conservation as a whole.”
GDF SUEZ—the sole Retail Energy Provider (REP) sponsoring the event—is
one of eleven licensed suppliers currently offering customers
competitive product options in the PPL market territory. GDF SUEZ offers
its products to the non-residential retail energy market.
“We are excited to work with WITF-TV to bring information to
Pennsylvania businesses to help them stay up-to-date on current market
trends and make the most informed decisions possible regarding their
electricity,” said Bob Wilson, President and CEO, GDF SUEZ Energy
Resources.
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA is the second largest non-residential
retail energy supplier in the U.S. and 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 50,000
accounts for customers having a peak demand ranging from 50 KW to more
than 200 MW, with an estimated peak load totaling over 8,000 MW.
To learn more about GDF SUEZ Energy Resources, visit
www.gdfsuezenergyresources.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 60 power,
cogeneration, steam, and chilled-water facilities, including those in
construction, representing a capacity of 7,486 MW of electricity
generation, 6.0 million pounds per hour of steam, and 41,973 tons per
hour of chilled water. Renewable fuels – wind, hydro, and biomass –
power 23 of the facilities in the portfolio, two of which are among the
largest wind farms in eastern Canada. The company’s natural gas assets
include an LNG receiving terminal in Everett, Massachusetts, which
currently meets approximately 20 percent of New England’s annual gas
demand; an offshore LNG import facility under construction off the coast
of Massachusetts; and natural gas distribution networks and pipelines in
Mexico that serve more than 375,000 customers.
GDF SUEZ Energy North America is part of the international energy group,
GDF SUEZ.
Copyright Business Wire 2009
2009-11-24 10:00:00
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