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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=175 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="04cc8c01erkjxk.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B> DRAM</B></div> <div> <B>Demand Response </B><I><B>and</B></I><B> Advanced Metering </B><I><B>Coalition</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Demand Response and Advanced Metering Co"><U> </U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Demand Response and Advanced Metering Co"><U>H</U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Demand Response and Advanced Metering Co"><U>ome</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="members.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Members "><U>Members</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Definitions"><U>Definitions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="regulatory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Regulatory"><U>Regulatory</U></A><A HREF="regulatory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Regulatory"><U> </U></A>  |   <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Legislative"><U>Legislative</U></A>   |   News   |   <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Documents"><U>Documents</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Resources"><U>Other Resources</U></A>   |   <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> News</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>In the Media:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id140.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Green Effect 07.03.01"><U><B>Public Utilities Fortnightly March 2007</B></U></A></div> <div> The Green Effect by David Nemtzow,  Dan Delurey and Chris King.</div> <div> How demand response programs contribute to energy efficiency and environmental quality.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id139.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Efficiency and DR PUF 05 03"><U><B>Public Utilities Fortnightly March 2005</B></U></A></div> <div> Efficiency and Demand Response - Twins, Siblings or Cousins? by Chris King and Dan Delurey. Analyzing the conservation effects of demand response programs.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Press Releases:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DRAM Announces New Officers"><U><B>Demand Response and Advanced Metering Announces New Officers</B></U></A></div> <div> (Washington, DC; September 7, 2006)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DRAM Applauds CA Approval of Smart Meter"><U><B>Demand Response Group </B></U></A><A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DRAM Applauds CA Approval of Smart Meter"><U><B>Applauds California Approval of Smart Meters </B></U></A></div> <div> (Washington, DC; July 20, 2006)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id131.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DRAM Expands to Better Support State Pro"><U><B>Demand Response and Advanced Metering Expands to Better Support State Processes</B></U></A></div> <div> (Washington, DC;  April 17, 2006)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id128.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="EnerNOC helps Expand DR Efforts"><U><B>EnerNOC helps Group Expand Demand Response Efforts</B></U></A></div> <div> (Washington, DC;  November 22, 2005)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Press release"><U><B><U>Demand Response and Advanced Metering To Receive Boost From New Energy Bill</U></B></U></A></div> <div> (Washington, DC August 8, 2005)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="comverge_pr_3_15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Comverge Joins Demand Response Coalition"><U><B><U>Comverge Joins Demand Response Coalition</U></B></U></A></div> <div> (Washington, DC  March 15, 2005)  Announcement of new member, Comverge, Inc, leading provider of demand response  technology and services.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Coalition Applauds OEB Release of Smart Meter Plan</U></B></div> <div> (Washington, DC; November 9, 2004)  Ontario Energy Board - Draft Implementation Plan </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Coalition urges Congress Smart Grid/Smar"><U><B><U>Coalition Urges Congress to Recognize that a Smart Grid Requires a Smart Meter</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> (Washington, D.C.  September  2, 2003)      Providing encouragement for the deployment of “smart meters” would be “smart” energy policy according to a Coalition of parties that see the capabilities that they provide to electricity users and providers as an essential building block for a smart electricity grid, and therefore an important component of the energy bill presently before Congress.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DRAM press release 8/20/03"><U><B><U>Demand Response Coalition Urges That Consumers  Be Empowered to Help Prevent Outages</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> (Washington, D.C. August 20, 2003) DRAM urged Federal and State policymakers to empower electricity consumers with demand response capability as part of the solution to the problems that caused the large-scale outages in the Northeast last week. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dram Press Release"><U> </U></A><A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dram Press Release"><U><B><U>DRAM applauds Federal and State Actions and Announces Newest Member</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >(Washington, DC; June 6, 2002)  One focus of the press release above is the CPUC's Order Instituting a Rulemaking on Demand Response and Advanced Metering.  Click </FONT><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CPUC Order"><U>here</U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >to see the order.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Media</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>   </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B><A HREF="efficiency___demand_response.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Efficiency and Demand Response Twins, S"><U><B> </B></U></A></FONT><A HREF="efficiency___demand_response.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Efficiency and Demand Response Twins, S"><U><I><B>E</B></I></U></A><A HREF="efficiency___demand_response.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Efficiency and Demand Response Twins, S"><U><I><B>fficiency and Demand Response - </B></I></U></A><A HREF="efficiency___demand_response.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Efficiency and Demand Response Twins, S"><U><I><B>Twins, Siblings, or Cousins?</B></I></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I><I><B>   </B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>      </B></I><I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I>   </I>Public Utilities Fortnightly, March 2005</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>      </I><A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portland Press Herald article"><U><I> </I></U></A><A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portland Press Herald article"><U><I><B>R</B></I></U></A><A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portland Press Herald article"><U><I><B>ethinking electricity rates could reduce costs, pollution</B></I></U></A></div> <div>           <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Portland Press Herald, July 7,  2003</FONT><I> </I></div> <div> <I>    </I></div> <div>       <I><B> </B></I><A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="California Demand Response"><U><I><B>Predicting California Demand Response</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>           </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Public Utilities Fortnightly, July 1, 2003</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>       </I><A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Smart Meters mean Smarter Consumers"><U><I><B>Smart Meters make Smarter Consumers</B></I></U></A></div> <div>           The Hill, June 25,2003<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF9966" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <div>    </div> <div>   <B>   </B><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Helping to Solve USA Energy Problems"><U><I><B>Advanced Metering - Helping to Solve USA Energy Problems</B></I></U></A></div> <div>           Metering International, Issue No. 3, 2002</div> <bR> <div> <B>       </B><A HREF="policy_makers_have_the_ball.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advanced Metering Policy Makers Have th"><U><I><B>Advanced Metering - Policy Makers Have the Ball</B></I></U></A></div> <div>          Public Utilities Fortnightly, September 15, 2002</div> <bR> <div> <I>  </I></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>