GE Energy on Board Rural Smart Grid Summit

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rural Smart Grid Summit (RSGS) announced today that GE Energy, Digital Energy will be a title sponsor of this year's event, beginning October 26 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

"GE's Digital Energy business looks forward to interacting with leaders of the top rural electric cooperatives from across the United States," said Melanie Cook, general manager, communications technologies for GE's Digital Energy business. "We are committed to providing holistic smart grid solutions – from generation to consumption - that solve the problems of this important segment of the U.S. electric industry."

The RSGS is an exclusive, invitation-only, fully paid event for the eighty plus U.S. electric coops. The Summit is open to approximately 40 Smart Grid vendors interested in sponsoring this event.  

GE's Digital Energy business joins IBM, IBEC, Landis+Gyr, Johnson Controls, Honeywell, ABB and AT&T as major sponsors. GE's Digital Energy business, a division of GE Energy, is a major solutions provider and thought leader for the global Smart Grid effort to modernize and optimize how society generates, moves and consumes energy

"With the Summit less than a month away, the vendor sponsorships are now limited since capacity has almost been reached," stated William Booth, Event Director of the RSGS. "The final 40 vendors will discuss and disclose their Smart Grid solutions and products at RSGS in confidential and senior level discussions. A small, limited number of vendors are given a voice, not to offer a typical sales pitch but to demonstrate thought leadership and collaborate with the utilities on future trends and needs."

The Rural Smart Grid Summit will be held at the El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, October 26th – October 29th, 2010.  

The top eighty plus U.S. electric coops are representative of the 865 electric cooperatives throughout the United States.  These 865 electric cooperatives in the United States serve 37 million consumers and 16 million businesses, cover approximately 2.4 million line miles, which is 44 percent of the nation's electric grid , according to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).

For more information, visit www.ruralsmartgrid.com. Prospective vendor participants may contact Colin Martin at [email protected].

SOURCE The Rural Smart Grid Summit