Electricity 2008:  Investing in North America’s Electric Future
Convention Highlights

• Convention Wrap-Up Video

• EEI Outgoing Chairman Jeff Sterba’s “State of the Industry” Speech

• Sterba Tribute

• PG&E video welcoming EEI 2009 Convention

Strong growth in electric use underscores the need to invest in the future of North America’s electric infrastructure – expanding energy supplies and upgrading the transmission and distribution systems are critical.  Edison Electric Institute and Canadian Electricity Association joined to create the most important gathering of electric company executives this year – the EEI Annual Convention/Expo, June 15-17, in Toronto.

The Convention/ Expo offered numerous program choices and networking opportunities:

• General Session keynote speakers represented top Fortune 100 companies. 
• The Critical Issue Forums offered the opportunity to engage in dialogue with CEOs and senior executives as they tackled some of the industry's most important issues.

• The Expo was sold out.
• The Convention/ Expo offered memorable networking events, including the Grand Event.

• Companies Attending
• Future Convention Dates

Sponsors

2008 Host Company

When a light goes on in Ontario, chances are good the electricity making the bulb glow travelled across the wires and towers operated by Hydro One Networks Inc. Ensuring that electricity makes its journey safely and reliably are the more than 4,000 men and women of Hydro One Networks. Our transformer and station maintenance teams, power line maintainers, forestry crews, meter readers and all the other people working behind the scenes take great pride in their contribution to helping Ontario succeed.

Hydro One Networks is responsible for 97 percent of Ontario's electricity transmission system and about one-third of the province's distribution system. Hydro One delivers electricity safely, reliably and responsibly to homes and businesses across the province of Ontario. It owns and operates Ontario's 29,000 kilometer high-voltage transmission network that delivers electricity to large industrial customers and municipal utilities. Hydro One's 122,000 kilometer low-voltage distribution system serves about 1.3 million end-use customers and smaller municipal utilities in the province.

Hydro One is wholly owned by the Province of Ontario. Visit www.hydroone.com

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association of U.S. shareholder-owned electric companies. Our members serve 95 percent of the ultimate customers in the shareholder-owned segment of the industry, and represent approximately 70 percent of the U.S. electric power industry. We also have more than 65 international electric companies as Affiliate members, and more than 170 industry suppliers and related organizations as Associate members.

A safe, secure, reliable, sustainable and competitively-priced supply of electricity is essential to Canada's prosperity. Founded in 1891, the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) is the voice of the Canadian electricity industry, promoting electricity as the critical enabler of the economy and Canadians' expectations for an enhanced quality of life. 800 1024

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