PRESS RELEASE

December 7, 2006

Kroll Moderates Panel Discussion at BIA 2006 Energy Seminar

Heidi Kroll, a market and policy analyst at Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, P.C., recently moderated a panel at the NH Business and Industry Association’s 2006 New Hampshire Energy Seminar. Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell was a sponsor and an exhibitor at the event.   

The panel was comprised of representatives from ISO New England, GDS Associates, Constellation New Energy, PSNH, and Ocean National Bank, who shared practical advice on how businesses can save money, reduce or manage their energy use, improve their day-to-day operations, and enhance their environmental stewardship.

Kroll kicked off the discussion with these key statistics:

• Currently in N.H., over 600 businesses buy power from competitive electricity suppliers
• Since June of 2002, electric utilities have provided technical and financial assistance to approximately 4,400 energy efficiency projects undertaken by NH businesses.

Panelists discussed various programs and initiatives related to demand response, energy efficiency, and low-interest loans.

The BIA seminar — held on December 5th — focused on educating New Hampshire businesses about the many tools and options available to them to help manage their energy bills. Competitive supply options and renewable energy technologies and policies were also discussed. PUC Chairman Tom Getz, the lunchtime Keynote Speaker, spoke about the need for expanded efforts on conservation and energy efficiency in New Hampshire and called for a public/private partnership to move efforts forward on a statewide basis.

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