Chris King, Chief Regulatory Officer, eMeter to brief the US Congressional Delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen

WHAT:
Chris King will brief Speaker Pelosi and the other U.S. congressional leaders in Copenhagen during the United Nations Climate Change Conference on Friday, December 18, 2009. The goal is to convey the importance of maintaining the United States’ Smart Grid leadership position in the global marketplace and discuss the potential consequences the United States may face if the right processes and initiatives are not put in place now. King will demonstrate the Control4 Energy Management System 100 as an example of U.S. innovation and leadership in this space.  The system combines in-home energy usage information with automation and control making it easy for consumers to save energy and money.  For utilities, the system provides a new way to connect with customers and encourage participation in direct response programs.  

WHO:
The Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) is the trade association for companies that provide products and services in the areas of demand response, smart meters and smart grid technologies. DRSG works to educate and provide information to policymakers, utilities, the media, the financial community and stakeholders on how demand response and smart grid technologies such as smart meters can help modernize our electricity system and provide customers with new information and options for managing their electricity use. DRSG members include IBM, Google, Whirlpool and Honeywell.

Chris King, Chief Regulatory Officer at eMeter and Founder of DRSG, is a nationally recognized authority on energy regulation and competitive energy markets. He is widely recruited by regulators and legislators to consult on technology issues in electric restructuring and grid management. Chris has testified before Congress and was instrumental in crafting State policies in California and Texas, the Energy Acts of 2005 and 2007, and the Smart Grid provision of the ARRA, all of which paved the way for advanced metering initiatives in the US.

WHERE: Cassiopeia, Gl. Kongevej 10, Copenhagen 1610 Denmark

WHEN: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 7:30 am, GMT +1

WHY:
The purpose of the briefing is to discuss how investments in the smart grid and policies surrounding Smart Grid initiatives will
•    Open up new global economic markets for the US, estimated to be worth $500B by 2020.
•    Improve job growth bringing approximately 300,000 jobs to the US, because most of today’s Smart Grid leading companies are domestically based or have domestic operations
•    Ensure that the US continues to deliver the cutting-edge technologies for the Smart Grid market, thereby maintaining the leadership position ahead of competitors in China and Europe

PARTICIPANTS:
Chris King, Chief Regulatory Officer, eMeter
Dan Delurey, Demand Response and Smart Grid Alliance Executive Director
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Congressman Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader
Congressman Harry Waxman, Chair, Energy and Commerce Committee
Congressman Edward Markey, Chair, Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming
Approximately 20 other Congressmen and Congresswomen, other DRSG members