Galvin Electricity Initiative and U.S. Energy Association Examine How Consumers Benefit from the Smart Grid

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2010

CONTACT:
Maria Enie
(202) 248-5460
menie@vancomm.com

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

GALVIN ELECTRICITY INITIATIVE AND U.S. ENERGY ASSOCIATION EXAMINE HOW CONSUMERS BENEFIT FROM THE SMART GRID

WASHINGTON — The Galvin Electricity Initiative will initiate a dialogue among industry leaders at a U.S. Energy Association (USEA) workshop to address how consumers will engage and benefit from the smart grid transformation. Designed for officials from federal, state, and local governments and agencies, as well as representatives from public and private sector companies, the How Consumers Benefit from the Smart Grid Workshop will address several key issues, including:

• How smart grid system design and policies can maximize consumer value;
• What consumers think about smart grid and the system in general;
• How quality principles link the consumer and smart grid;
• How consumer information security and related issues should be resolved;
• How we should educate consumers about the smart grid; and
• Why involving communities and entrepreneurs through smart microgrid distribution systems ensures consumer value.

WHEN:              Tuesday, May 18, 2010
                         2 – 4 p.m. EDT

WHERE:            USEA Executive Conference Room
                         Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
                         1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
                         Washington, DC

FEATURING:     George Arnold, national coordinator for smart grid interoperability,
                         National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
                         Katherine Hamilton, president, GridWise Alliance and founding
                         member of Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative
                         Kurt Yeager, executive director, Galvin Electricity Initiative

To attend this event, contact Maria Enie at (202) 248-5460 or via e-mail at menie@vancomm.com. Interviews are available by request.

Galvin Electricity Initiative (www.galvinpower.org)
The Galvin Electricity Initiative was launched by former Motorola CEO Robert W. Galvin to transform our electric power system into one that is reliable, efficient, secure and clean, and meets the needs of 21st century consumers. In 2010, the Initiative is accelerating its campaign to spark a migration toward a consumer-driven electric power system in select states. The campaign goal is to promote grid modernization through policy reform to pave the way for Perfect Power smart microgrids that place top priority on serving consumers and businesses with reliable, high-quality, clean power. For more information about smart microgrids and the Galvin Electricity Initiative, visit www.galvinpower.org/microgrids and follow http://twitter.com/perfectpower.