Greater Philadelphia Chamber Welcomes GDF SUEZ Energy Resources as New Member

PHILADELPHIA, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, the retail energy business of GDF SUEZ Energy North America and the second-largest provider of non-residential electricity services in the United States, has been granted membership to the President's Circle of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. In addition to its member companies in Pennsylvania, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber also serves businesses in New Jersey and Delaware.

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Robert Wilson, President and CEO of GDF SUEZ Energy Resources, said the decision to seek membership in the Chamber reflects the company's commitment to serve business and institutional electricity customers in Greater Philadelphia, where rate caps will expire at the end of 2010.

"The Philadelphia area represents an important potential market for us," Wilson said. "Through our involvement with the Greater Philadelphia Chamber, we look forward to the opportunity to work with the area's business leaders, and ascertain how we can better serve their electricity requirements as well as the needs of the community."

Rob Wonderling, President and CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, added, "We are pleased to welcome GDF SUEZ Energy Resources as a new President's Circle member. Our President's Circle is an exclusive group of regional businesses and corporate leaders who have committed to supporting our agenda of promoting growth and economic development and advocating for sound public policy.

"Our membership is enhanced with the addition of a respected company such as GDF SUEZ Energy Resources whose products and services we believe will support business growth throughout the region."

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources recently announced plans to enter four Pennsylvania competitive retail electricity markets this year, which will bring more options for pricing and products to commercial, industrial and institutional customers in the PECO, MetEd, Penelec, and Allegheny Power (West Penn) service territories.

In preparation for the shift from capped electricity rates to competitive market rates, GDF SUEZ Energy Resources began pricing transactions on April 1 for services that begin in January 2011.

To learn more about the company's commitment to Pennsylvania, go to www.rediscoverenergypa.com.

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA is the second largest non-residential retail electricity supplier in the United States 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 60,000 accounts for customers having a peak demand ranging from 50 KW to more than 200 MW, with an estimated peak load totaling over 8,500 MW.

About the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promoting regional economic growth, advancing business-friendly public policies and servicing its members through outstanding programs, benefits and services. It represents approximately 5,000 member companies stretching across the 11 counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware that make up the Greater Philadelphia region.

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 59 power, cogeneration, steam, and chilled-water facilities, including those in construction, representing a capacity of more than 8,000 MW of electricity generation, 6.0 million pounds per hour of steam, and 42,000 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 being commissioned off the coast of Massachusetts; and natural gas distribution networks and pipelines in Mexico that serve nearly 400,000 customers.

GDF SUEZ Energy North America is part of the international energy group, GDF SUEZ.

SOURCE GDF SUEZ Energy Resources

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