Manufacturers' Association of South Central Pennsylvania Selects GDF SUEZ Energy Resources to Provide Members Competitive Electric Services

YORK, Pa., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Manufacturers' Association of South Central Pennsylvania (MASCPA) announced today that GDF SUEZ Energy Resources, the retail energy business of GDF SUEZ Energy North America, has been selected to provide competitive electric services to its members.

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MASCPA said the agreement is designed to connect its more than 350 members, who are located in South Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland, with an electricity provider that offers not only competitive prices and services, but also a range of additional benefits designed to enable members to better manage energy costs and usage.

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources is the second-largest provider of non-residential retail energy services in the United States. Within Pennsylvania, it currently serves commercial and industrial customers in the PPL and Duquesne territories, and recently began pricing in the PECO, MetEd, Penelec, and Allegheny West Penn Power regions, where rate caps expire at the end of 2010.

"We are pleased that our members will be able to partner with a financially strong, proven provider like GDF SUEZ Energy Resources," said Dana Dehoff, Vice President of Operations. "The deregulated market poses a number of challenges for businesses in our region, and GDF SUEZ has a track record of helping customers navigate those challenges and take advantage of new opportunities that exist in a competitive environment."

David Braun, Regional Vice President of the PJM market for GDF SUEZ Energy Resources, added, "We're proud to serve MASCPA and its members. We have a lot of experience providing businesses in this region with the products and services they need to make sound, strategic energy decisions, and we look forward to sharing that same knowledge with Association members."

MASCPA and its members will be able to choose from GDF SUEZ Energy Resources' portfolio of competitively priced electricity services, including energy efficiency programs and demand response products. Additionally, GDF SUEZ Energy Resources will develop members-only educational materials -- such as a dedicated Web site -- and provide a series of exclusive group presentations and round table forums.

About the Manufacturers' Association of South Central Pennsylvania

The Manufacturers' Association of South Central Pennsylvania is a regional employers' organization with more than 350 member companies located within South-Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland. Founded with the strength of the region's industrial roots in 1906, MASCPA is an advocate for manufacturing and related industries, focusing on helping members become more productive, more competitive, and more profitable. For further information visit www.mascpa.org.

About GDF SUEZ Energy Resources

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA is the second largest non-residential retail energy supplier in the U.S. 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. For further information on its competitive electric services in Pennsylvania, visit www.rediscoverenergypa.com.

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 a total of 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 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.

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