Industrial, institutional, governmental and large commercial electricity users are invited to attend a half-day workshop at one of six Southeast Pa. locations about the benefits of PJM’s electricity demand response programs.

Demand response programs pay participants to reduce electricity use during times of high wholesale spot prices or transmission system congestion.

The workshops will be held--

· September 18: Best Western Concordville Inn, Routes 1 and 322, Concordville;

· September 19: Sheraton Great Valley, 707 E. Lancaster Pike (near Routes 202 and 30), Frazer;

· September 25: Holiday Inn Philadelphia Northeast, 3499 Street Road, Bensalem;

· September 26: Holiday Inn Fort Washington, 432 Pennsylvania Avenue (near Route 309 and Pa. Turnpike), Fort Washington;

· October 2: Courtyard by Marriott Valley Forge, 600 Campus Drive (near Routes 422 and 29), Collegeville; and

· October 3: Sheraton Philadelphia University City, 36th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia

The workshops are made possible by a grant from the TRF Sustainable Development Fund and are cosponsored by the Main Line Chamber of Commerce.

Workshop content will cover the benefits of demand response programs offered by PJM Interconnection LLC (the wholesale power grid operator) and PECO Energy Company.

PJM paid out over $48 million last year for energy demand response participation. Of that total, nearly $12 million was paid for energy demand response in PECO Energy Co.’s territory.

The workshops will cover demand response programs in the energy and capacity markets. The workshops are strictly educational and will be presented from the end-user’s perspective. Attendees are under no obligation to enroll in any demand response program.

All industrial, institutional, governmental and large commercial electricity users that are able to shift or shed at least 100 kW of demand are invited.

There is no charge to attend a workshop. All workshops will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will last about three hours, including ample time for questions and discussion. Seating is strictly limited, so advanced registration is required.

Register by emailing name, affiliation and selected workshop location by sending email to: chris@pfaweb.org .

9/5/2008